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THRAUPIS EPISCOPUS CANA (Swainson) 



Tanagra cana Swainson Ornithological drawings, pt. 3, 1836, pi. 37 (Caracas, 

 Venezuela)." 



This, one of the abundant birds in forested regions, is found in pairs 

 or Uttle groups, ranging well above the ground. They move rather 

 rapidly through the higher branches and make bounding flights for 

 considerable distances above the forests. They were observed as 

 follows: Caracas, October 17 (in the grounds of the American Lega- 

 tion); Maracay, October 21 (specimen) and November 11; Ocumare 

 de la Costa, October 23 (at La Trilla, at an elevation of 250 feet), 

 24 (valley of Rio Cumboto), and 30 (specimen near Independencia) ; 

 Rancho Grande, November 3 to 10 (specimen, November 4; seen up 

 to 3,600 feet elevation); El Sombrero, November 13 to 21 (specimen, 

 November 19). 



CALOSPIZA CHRYSOPHRYS CHRYSOPHRYS (Sclater) 



CalHste chrijsophrys Sclater, Jardine's Contr. Orn., vol. 4, Jan. 1851, p. Z^, pi. 

 69, fig. 2 (near Caracas, Venezuela) . 



The only one seen was an adult male taken on November 7 near 

 Rancho Grande at an elevation of 3,200 feet, w^here it was feeding at 

 the berries of a small tree in company with other species of this genus. 



CALOSPIZA RUFIGENIS (Sclater) 



Calliste rufigenis Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1856 (Mar. 10, 1857), p. 311 

 (Venezuela). 



These tanagers vv^ere fairly common in the heavy forest of the 

 Cordillera de la Costa at Rancho Grande where I secured three sldns 

 on November 3 and 10. They were most easily seen when they came 

 to small trees laden wdth berries, but were observed occasionally work- 

 ing quickly through the limbs of large trees in company with related 

 tanagers and warblers. Some of its colorful relatives so far outshine 

 this species in hue that by comparison rufigenis seems didl and ordinary 

 until examined by itself alone. 



CALOSPIZA YIRIDISSIMA YIRIDISSIMA (Lafresnaye) 



.4giaia rtndtssimo Lafresnaye, Rev. Zool., vol. 10, Sept. 1847, p. 277 (Trinidad)." 



These beautiful birds were found tln-ough the heavy rain forest at 

 Rancho Grande, where four skins were obtained on November 4, 5, 7, 

 and 9. Ordmarily they moved actively about in the treetops, though 

 I saw them also about trees bearing small berries. 



" Designated by Hellmayr, Arch. Naturg., vol. 90, 1924, p. 185. 

 '< Designated by Hellmayr, Nov. Zool., vol. 13, 1906, p. 14. 



