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Native name Cotua and Agujita; also sometimes applied to the 

 Cormorant, P. vigua. Common on the lower and middle stretches of the 

 river but not observed ab/>ve the falls. 



PHALACROCORAX VICUA (Vieillot). 



Hydrocorax vigua Vieill., Nouv. Diet. VIII. 1817. p. 90. 

 Phalacrocorax vigua Berlepsch & Hartert, p. 127. 



Native names Cotua, Cotua Zamura, Cotua Nigro. 



Abundant all along the river, at least as far as the falls of Atures. 



RALLIDAE THE RAILS. 



PORZANA ALBICOLUS (Vieillot). 



Rallus albicollis Vieill., Nouv. Diet. XXVIII. 1819. p. 561. 

 For sana albicollis Berlepsch & Hartert. p. 127. 



Rare. A single specimen was taken in the marsh bordering the 

 brook at Quiribana de Caicara in April, 1898. 



Colors taken from the freshly killed bird were : eye bright vandyke 

 brown; upper half of maxilla olive green, lower half of maxilla and 

 entire mandible apple green ; feet dusky brown. 



ARAMIDES CAJANEA (Miiller). 



Fulica cajanea Mull., Syst. Nat. Supplement. 1776. p. 119. 

 Aramides cayennensis Berlepsch, Ibis. 1884. p. 440 (Angostura). 

 Aramides cajanea Berlepsch & Hartert, p. 128. 



This species was abundant in the thick tangles of vines and bushes 

 bordering small streams and ponds, and was noted at all points visited 

 along the Orinoco. In the early morning their loud strange call notes 

 could be heard on every side. They are extremely wary and the gun- 

 ner must .be alert if he catches one as it darts across some narrow path 

 before him. The meat is delicious. 



In an adult female the eye was ochraceous rufous, eyelids scarlet; 

 bill apple green ; feet burnt carmine. 



ARAMIDAE THE LIMPKINS OR COURLANS. 



ARAM us SCOLOPACEUS (Gmelin). 

 Ardea scolopacea Gm., Syst. Nat. I. 1788. p. 647. 



