486 messrs. sclater and salvin on [June 3, 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XL. 



Pig. 1. Helix (Oxychona) shorquinensis, n. sp., p. 475. 



2. (Solaropsis) tiloriensis, n. sp., p. 477. 



3. Bulimics gabbi, n. sp., p. 477. 

 3 a. , animal, p. 477. 



4. shorquinensis, n. sp., p. 478. 



5. citronellus, n. sp., p. 479. 



6. Glandina aurata?, animal, p. 480. 



7. Helicina fwnki, animal, p. 484. 



8. Glandina aurantiaca, n. sp., p. 481. 



9. (Olcacina) anomala, p. 481. 



10. ( ) mitriformis, p. 481. 



11. • ( ) strebcli, n. sp„ p. 482. 



12. Strcptostyla viridula, n. sp., p. 482. 



13. Helicina beatrix, n. sp., p. 484. 



14. Stenapus guildingi, n. sp., p. 484. 



15. Stenopus micans, n. sp., p. 485. 



16. Stenogyra ootona ?, animal, p. 485. 



17. gabbiana, n. sp., p. 485. 



4. On the Birds collected by the late Mr. T. K. Salmon in 

 the State of Antioquia, United States of Colombia. By 

 P. L. Sclater, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., Secretary to the 

 Society, and Osbert Salvin, M.A., P.R.S. 



[Eeceived May 20, 1879.] 



(Plates XLI.-XLIII.) 



Page 



I. Introduction 486 



II. Account of Mr. Salmon's localities 487 



III. Short Summary of preceding authorities on the Birds of Colombia. . . 489 



IV. List of Species collected by Mr. Salmon 491 



V. General Conclusions 548 



VI. Description of the Plates 549 



I. Introduction. 



The late Mr. Thomas Knight Salmon, of Guildford, was for several 

 years previous to his death, which took place at Guildford ou the 

 5th of May last, resident at Medellin, the capital city of the State 

 of Antioquia, U.S. of Colombia. Mr. Salmon was a most enthusiastic 

 and energetic collector, and, when not occupied in the service of the 

 Government of the State of Antioquia, devoted all his leisure time to 

 excursions into the country surrounding Medellih, in order to collect 

 specimens of the abundant natural products of the varied fauna of 

 Colombia. In this he was very successful, and transmitted large 

 collections of mammals, birds, insects, and other animals to his 

 agent Mr. E. Gerrard, at various periods from 1872 to 1878. On 

 his final return to this country last year, Mr. Salmon brought with 

 him, besides a large quantity of bird-skins, a series of 163 nests and 

 eggs. As each nest was numbered to correspond with a parent 

 bird, the determination of the species to which they belong has been 

 readily effected. 



