1879-] BIRDS FROM ANTIOQUIA. 53!) 



377. Syrnium hylophilum (Temm.). 

 Rio Negro, Sta. Elena. (Mus. S.-G.) 



378. Scops brasilianus (Gm.). 



Envigado, Concordia, Medellin, Sta. Elena. (Mus. S.-G.) 



Iris yellow. 



Eggs (no. 127) white: axis 1-4, diam. V2. 



" Builds, or rather lays its eggs, in a variety of places. I have seen 

 them under the eaves of houses, as well as in the holes of trees, old 

 walls, and buildings, but have never seen the slightest appearance of 

 nest. Its food consists chiefly of beetles ; but it undoubtedly also feeds 

 on other things, as I have seen in the nest, when it had young, remains 

 of frogs. In a nest where there were two young about half-grown, 

 the female having been killed, the male still continued to feed the 

 young, and, on their attaining the proper size, undertook to 

 teach them to fly. In the short twilight they would crawl to the 

 mouth of the hole, where he seized them with (I could not see clearly) 

 either beak or claws, and let them drop. This of course naturally made 

 them spread their wings and come to the ground, when he again caught 

 them up, lifting them some height, and dropped them again, when 

 the effort was much more successful. The experiment was repeated 

 several times with great success ; but I could not see the finish, on 

 account of the darkness." — T. K. S. 



379. PULSATRIX TORQUATA (Daud.). 



Cauca. 



380. Ciccaba virgata (Cassin). 

 Concordia. (Mus. S.-G.) 



381. Ciccaba albogularis (Cassin). 



Rio Negro, Sta. Elena. (Mus. S.-G.). 



Iris orange. 



Eggs (no. 132) white: axis 1*55, diam. 1-35. 



" I have invariably seen the nest on the ground amongst ferns or 

 grass, with the exception of one ; and in that case the egg was placed 

 in the deserted nest of a small bird called here the • sparrow. ' The 

 nest was built in a bush at some distance from the ground. The 

 bird was sitting at the time ; and the egg nearly filled the inside of 

 the nest. This Owl seems to feed almost exclusively on beetles." 

 — T. K. S. 



382. Glatjcidium jardinii, Bp.; Ridgway, Ibis, 1876, p. 4, 

 pl.i. 



Sta. Elena. (Mus. S.-G.) 



ACCIPITRES. 



383. Circus htjdsonicus (Linn.). 

 Medellin. (Mus. S.-G.) 



