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their clear calls of whit pray tcer, when the birds themselves were 

 invisible above. 



Measurements of these two are as follows: Male, wing 88.8, tail 

 72.0, culmen from base 17.0, tarsus 14.7 mm.; female, wing 80.4, tail 

 71.6, culmen from base 16.6, tarsus 14.1 mm. 



While I have used here the generic name Myiochanes, imder the 

 International Code there will be return to the older title Cuntopiis for 

 the generic name of this group of flycatchers. 



PYRRHOMYIAS VIEILLOTOlDES VIEILLOTOKDES (Lafresnaye) 



Muscicapa (Tyrannula) vieillotovies Lafrbsnate, Rev. Zool., vol. 11, 1848, p. 

 174 (Caracas, Venezuela). 



On October 22 as I crossed the Cordillera de la Costa in company 

 with Dr. Henri Pittier at an elevation of 2,850 feet near Los Riitos 

 below Rancho Grande I collected a fine pair of this species. The 

 birds were resting among vines hanging from the face of a steep bark 

 at the edge of heavy forest and were evidently mated. 



These two attracted attention by their darker coloration and led to 

 the description of the paler race spadix from the Cumana region.®^ 



TOLMOMYIAS SULPHURESCENS EXORTIVUS (Bangs) 



Rhynchocyclus sulphur escens exorlivus Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 

 21, July 27, 1908, p. 163 (La Concepcion, Santa Marta region, Colombia). 



At El Sombrero these birds were fairly common, three specimens 

 being taken on November 18 and 21 (the last at Ha to Paya). These 

 three appear brighter yellow on the under surface and greener on the 

 crown than the smgle specimen from the Santa Marta region at hand, 

 and they are also a little smaller. They measure as follows: One male, 

 wing 64.5, tail 51.3, culmen from base 12.6, tarsus 17.9 mm.; two 

 females, wing 59.5, 62.8, tail 52.3, 55.5, culmen from base 13.0, 14.7, 

 tarsus 17.8, 18.0 mm. 



TOLMOMYIAS FLAVIVENTRIS AURULENTUS (Todd) 



Rhynchocyclus flaviventris aurulentus Todd, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 26, 

 Aug. 8, 1913, p. 171 (Mamatoco, Santa Marta region, Colombia). 



The three taken come from Ocumare de la Costa, October 30; 

 Alaracay, November 11; and El Sombrero, November 14. The birds 

 were found in thickets and open brush where they moved about 

 actively. At El Sombrero it was interesting to find this specieis, 

 smaller and brighter yellow in color, with the somewhat larger, more 

 greenish T. sulphurescens exortivus. 



« Pyrrkomyias cUilMoides spadix Wetmore, Smithsonian Misc. CoU., vol. 98, No. 4, Mar. 10, 1939, p. 8 

 (Los Palmales, elevation 450 meters, Estado Monagas, Venezuela). 



