EESULTS OF THE TBI P. 155 



29. Heterosphkiii merhliouaJis (Lath.) ? Rufous Buzzard. 



Mr. Ridgway identities thus the large iiit'ous-winoed hawks 

 that I saw over the grassy meadows at Yeguas. Having nothing 

 but my description to go by, I have indicated the identification 

 as doubtfuL 



30. Falco spari'ey'ius {Luiii.) ? Sparrow-hawk. 



The remarks for the preceding species apply to this. Those 

 that I saw from the train above Yeguas were near enough to 

 distinguish the crescent marks on the head, and to all appear- 

 ances were the same as our species. Aud. JJ. of JV. A. vol. 1, 

 pi. 22. 



31. Polyhorus cheriway (Jacq.) ? Audubon's Caracara. 



This large carrion hawk I saw at a number of places along the 

 river, and on our down trip my brother shot a young one in poor 

 plumage ; but it stunk so from its last meal that I did not skin 

 it. Aud. JJ. ofjSr. A. vol. 1, pi. 4. 



32. MiLVAGO CHiMACHiMA (ViEiLL.). " Cliimachima." 



This carrion hawk was common around Barranquilla and at 

 other points higher up the river. They were noisy, and, whilst 

 utterino' their cries, held their heads back until it seemed that 

 they would topple over backwards. 



33. Pandion hali^tus carolinensis (Gmel.). Fish-hawk. 



I saw a few fish-hawks along the upper JNIagdalena. Aud. /A 

 ofN. A. vol. 1, pi. 15. 



34. Bubo mexicanus (Gmel.). Striped Horned Owl. 



My brother shot one that was roosting in some thick coffee 

 plants at Guaduas. 



35. Ara ararauna (Lixn.). Blue and Yellow Macaw. 



This Avas by far the commonest macaw seen, and was abundant 

 as far up the ^lagdalena as Yeguas, where the heavy forest 

 ended. Their discordant cries woke us in the mornings, and we 

 saw many of them fiying to roost just before sunset. I saAv a 

 partly fledged one at Mompos on June 25. Descourtilz, Orn. 

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