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MESSRS. SCLATER AND SALVIN 



[Feb. 27, 



The collection we now bring before your notice contains 1 73 skins, 

 collected mostly at Carupano, Pilar, andCaraccas. They are referable 

 to 126 species. Three of these we have described as being probably 

 new to science, namely Basileuterus griseiceps, Euscarthnms im- 

 piger, and Sublec/atus glaher. The last two are obscure species 

 belonging to difficult groups, and may have received prior names ; 

 but we have not succeeded in finding them. 



Although some well-known collectors have visited Venezuela (Mr. 

 Dyson, M. Salle, and others), and many extensive collections have 

 been formed in that country and transmitted to Europe, there has 

 been hitherto no attempt made to give a connected account of its 

 rich avifauna. We trust that Mr. Goering, who is now exploring the 

 country to the interior of Puerto Cabello and the Lake of Valencia, 

 will continue his successful researches, so as to enable us to supply 

 this deficiency. 



We first give the names of the entire set of species, adopting gene- 

 rally the nomenclature of Sclater's ' American Catalogue,' and then 

 add notes upon such of them as appear to call for observation. The 

 exact localities are added when they are stated on the specimens. 



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TURDID^. 



fl. Catharus aurantiirostris , 



2. Turdus fuuiigatus 



3.. Mimus melanopterus 



4. RhocUnocichla rosea .... 



Troglodytid.e. 



tf). Henicorhina leucosticta . . 



6. Thiyothorus rutilus , 



7. Troglodytes parvus 



SyLVIIDjE. 



8. Polioptila buffoni 



Sylvicolid.*. 

 9. Parula pitiayumi 



tlO. Basileuterus griseicep.?, sp. n. 



11. Setophaga verticalis 



12. ruticilla 



VlREONID^a!. 



13. Cycloris flavipectus 



ti4. Hylophiliis acuticauda .. 



C(EREBID.£. 



tl5. Diglossa similis 



16. Chlorophanes atricapilla 



1 7. Ccereba cyanea 



