BIRDS OF NORTHERN VENEZUELA WETMORE 227 



CONOPIAS INORNATA (Lawrence) 



Myiozetetes inornatus Lawrence, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, vol. 9, 1869, 

 p. 268 (Valencia, Venezuela). 



At El Sombrero I saw this unusual bird on several occasions. A 

 female was taken on November 15 in a small grove on the open prairie 

 at the Meseta. Others were seen later in similar situations or about 

 small lagoons. In the field they are easily confused with Myiozetetes 

 c. rufipennis, as the color pattern is the same in both. C. inornata is 

 distinguished by lack of the yellow and orange crown patch, deeper 

 yellow under surface, and slightly larger size. The one taken measures 

 as follows: Wing 93.7, tail 80.8, culmen from base 17.3, tarsus 22.0 mm. 



MYIOZETETES CAYANENSIS HUFIPENNIS Lawrence 



Myiozetetes rufipennis Lawrence, Ann. Lj'C. Nat. Hist. New York, vol. 9, 1869, 

 p. 267 (Valencia, Venezuela). 



A common bird in northern Venezuela that was recordea at Caracas 

 on October 17, near Ocumare de la Costa October 28 to 31, and near 

 El Sombrero in November. At Ocumare where the birds were especi- 

 ally common I took a female on October 28. They were found along 

 roads, in pastures, or about lagoons, where the trees grew in open 

 formation. Often they were seen in pairs or in little groups that flew 

 ahead of me with chattering calls, and a flash of yellow color, some- 

 times displaying the yellow and orange in the crown. The bird taken 

 measures as follows: Wing 83.5, tail 67.5, culmen from base 15.4, 

 tarsus 17.8 mm. 



PITANGUS SULPHURATUS RUFIPENNIS (Lafresnaye) 



Saurophagus rufipennis Lafresnaye, Rev. Mag. Zool., 1851, p. 471 (Caracas, 

 Venezuela) . 



Recorded at Maracay on October 21 and November 11 (specimen), 

 Ocumare de la Costa October 23 to 31, and El Sombrero November 13 

 to 21 (specim.en). This is one of the common birds seen in travel in 

 this country. 



MYIARCHUS FEROX VENEZUELENSIS Lawrence 



Myiarchus venezuelensis Lawrence, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1865, p. 

 38 (Venezuela). 



One was taken on November 20 in wet woodland along the Rio 

 Guarico near El Sombrero. It was a long, slender bird that moved 

 slowly through the branches, in such a peculiar manner that at first 

 I took it for a small cuckoo. It proves to be an immature bird, 

 though fully grown, with the rectrices bordered on both webs very 

 narrowly with cinnamon and a brownish wash on the upper tail 

 coverts. Identification to subspecies is made on geographic grounds. 



