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from lower down on the north slope of the Cordillera de la Costa at 

 2,600 feet near Los Riitos on November 7. The birds were found 

 working about among creepers and leafy branches in dense forest, 

 except for the one from Los Riitos, which was shot as it flew across 

 the road. 



While Cabanis and Heine have given the type locality as "Porto 

 Cabello," Hellmayr ^' has corrected this to Cumbre de Valencia, as 

 the bird is found in the forested mountains and not on the coast. 



THRIPADECTES VIRGATICEPS KLAGESI (Hellmayr and Seilern) 



Automolus klagesi Hellmayk and Seilern, Verh. Orn. Ges. Bayern, vol. 11, 



1912, p. 157 (Cumbre de Valencia, Estado Carabobo, Venezuela). 



The only specimen seen was a male taken on November 10 at an 

 elevation of 4,000 feet in El Portachuelo above Rancho Grande. It 

 was moving quietly about in low brush growing in the shade of dense 

 forest. It measures as follows: Wing 89.5, tail imperfect, culmen 

 from base 25.0, tarsus 27.1 mm. 



XENOPS MINUTUS NEGLECTUS Todd 



Xenops genibarbis neglectus Todd, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 26, Aug. 8, 



1913, p. 173 (Las Quiguas, Estado Carabobo, Venezuela). 



The only one seen was taken on October 31 in a tangle of vines at 

 the edge of dense scrub along the EIo Cumboto near Ocumare de la 

 Costa. It hung often back down like a titmouse, the light marks on 

 the side of the head showing prominently. 



SCLERURUS ALBIGULARIS ALBIGULARIS Sclater and SaWin 



Sclerurus albigularis Sclater and Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1869, p. 630 

 (Cumbre de Valencia, Estado Carabobo, Venezuela) .""^ 



At 3,600 feet elevation in El Portachuelo above Eancho Grande, 

 Venezuela, one was taken low down in heavy growth on November 7. 

 Measurements are as follows: Wing 86.8, tail 61.7, culmen from base 

 23.7, tarsus 23.4 mm. 



Family FORMICARIIDAE 



TARABA MAJOR GRANADENSIS (Cabanis) 



Diallades granadensis Cabanis, Journ. fiir Orn., 1872, p. 234 (Bogota, Colombia). 



Found only at 400 feet elevation along the Rio Cumboto near 

 Ocumare de la Costa on October 31. In dense brush one came hop- 

 ping slowly toward me through the branches, scolding and chattering. 



" Field Mus. Nat. Hist., zool. ser., vol. 13, pt. 4, 1925, p. 205. 



" Hellmayr, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., zool. ser., vol. 13, pt. 4, 1925, p. 247. 



