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Clark, Birds of Margarita Island. 



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 LJuly 



49. Euetheia bicolor omissa (Jard.). Caribb.ean GRAssquiT. — 

 Common about El \'alle and on the coast. 



50. Tachyphonus melaleucus {Sparrmati). Black-and-White 

 Tanager. — I saw none of these birds, but my companion told me that 

 he saw a black and white bird while collecting plants on the mountain, 

 which was undoubtedh' this species. 



51. Tanagra palmarum melanoptera (//<7 ;-//.). Black-winged Palm 

 Tanager. — The only example from the island is larger than anyone of a 

 large series of continental birds with which it was compared, and has a 

 longer and more slender bill. 



Aleasiirements of Tatiagra palmarum melanopiera. 



52. Tanagra glaucocalpa (Cab.). Glaucou.s Blue-winged Tanager. 

 — Abundant about El Valle, occurring in the thick trees, especially the 

 mangoes. 



53. Progne chalybea [GmcL). Steely-backed Martin. — There were 

 two colonies of this bird, one nesting in the crevices of the church at El 

 Valle, and the other under the roofing tiles in Porlamar. 



54. Hylophilus griseipes Richmond. Gray-footed Hylophilus. — 

 Common about the road-sides and in the scrub around El Valle. 



55. Ccereba luteola {Cab.). Venezuelan Honey Creeper. — Com- 

 mon, except in the forests: especially so about El Valle. 



56. Mimus gilvus (Vieill.). Graceful Mockingbird. — Abundant, 

 except in the forest. On the 13th of July two full grown young were 

 brought to me, and after that date I often saw them running about the 

 hillsides. 



57. Polioptila plumbiceps La-vr. Lawrence's Gnatcatcher. — 

 Common at all points of the island. On the 12th of July I found a nest 

 of this species in a scrubby bush, about three feet from the ground. It 

 was much like the nest of the Yellow Warbler [Dendroica a^sfiva), and 

 contained two eggs, white, thickly sprinkled with reddish dots. One of 

 the eggs was addled, and the other was well incubated. 



