1879.] BIRDS FROM ANTIOQ.UIA. 491 



3. Messrs. Salvin and Godman's account of the birds collected by 

 Mr. Simon during his exploration of the Sierra Nevada of Santa 

 Marta, now in progress. This was commenced in 'The Ibis' for 

 January last \ and will be continued in future numbers, as the work 

 progresses. 



IV. List of Species collected by Mr. Salmon. 



PASSERES. 



Fam. Turdid^e. 



1. Catharus ph^opleurus, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 541. 

 Medellin. (Mus. P. L. S. and S.-G.) 



" Food, insects. Builds in low bushes. Nest made of moss, grass 

 and fine roots." 



Eggs (no. 28) pale bluish green, spotted with two or three shades 

 of red-brown and lilac spots of various sizes, especially at the larger 

 end : axis -95, diam. -72. 



2. Turdus swainsoni, Cab. 

 (Mus. S.-G.) 



A single skin in the sixth collection, without precise locality. 



3. Turdus ignobilis, Scl. P. Z. S. 1857, p. 273. 

 Turdus leucomelas, Scl. et Salv. Ex. Orn. p. 123 (partim). 

 Retiro, Cauca, Sta. Elena. (Mus. P. L. S. and S.-G.) 

 Iris dark. 



The eggs (no. 1 08) are palegreeniskblue, thickly spotted, especially 

 at the larger end, with several shades of red-brown ; other eggs are 

 nearly uniformly sprinkled with smaller and paler spots of red-brown • 

 axis 1-16, diam. -84. 



Under this name (founded originally upon Bogota - skins) we are 

 now inclined to resuscitate a species lately united by us to Turdus 

 leucomelas. The Colombian form is more uniformly dusky beneath 

 has less white on the throat, and its bill is always black. 



4. Turdus gigas, Fraser. 



Retiro and Sta. Elena. (Mus. P. L. S. and S.-G.) 

 "Bill and feet orange ; iris dark : food, worms and berries." 

 Eggs (no. 107) pale greenish-blue, spotted chiefly at the larger end 

 with red-brown spots of several shades ; some eggs are paler and the 

 spots more uniform in size and more evenly distributed: axis 135 

 diam. '95. ' 



5. Turdus serranus, Tsch. ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z S 1870 

 p. 783. ' J 



Jerico, Frontino. (Mus. P. L. S. and S.-G.) 

 Iris dark ; food, fruit. 



,' " ° n * Collection of Birds from the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colom- 

 bia. By O. Salvin and F. D. Godman," Ibis, 1879, p. 196. 



