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In the stomach of the specimen from Minea I found fourteen 
scorpions.” 
Burro pennsyivanicus (Wils.). 
Minea (2000 ft.), ¢ 17th, 9 22nd January, 1879. “Inis 
brownish yellow.” 
“Local name ‘ Gabilan.’? I found the stomachs full of 
large grasshoppers, spiders, &c.”’ 
Urvupitinea antHracina (Nitzsch). 
Santa Marta, ?, 3lst March, 1879. “Iris brown; beak 
orange-yellow, with black tip ; feet bright yellow.” 
MicrastTur semrtorquatus (Vieill.). 
Valencia, ¢, 26th May, 1879. “Iris a soft brown; flesh 
round the eyes a greenish yellow; beak bluish black; feet 
yellow.” — 
*TINNUNCULUS SPARVERIUS (Linn.). 
Tinnunculus sparverius, Salv. & Godm. Ibis, 1879, p. 206. 
Valencia, ¢, 23rd May, 1879. “Iris brown; legs yellow.” 
Ditto, 9, 25th May, 1879. ‘“‘Iris brown; feet dark 
yellow.” 
PoLYBORUS CHERIWAY (Jacq.). 
Valencia, ?, 22nd May, 1879. “Iris brownish yellow ; 
bare skin about head a brilliant orange-yellow ; feet yellow.” 
Ditto, 27th May, 1879. “Iris brown; flesh round the eye 
flesh-colour ; beak bluish, tipped with yellow.” 
“ Local name ‘ Caricare.’ Frequents the extensive savan- 
nas at the foot of the Sierra; flies very little and low, run- 
ning about in the grass in search of lizards &c.; usually 
associated with cattle; said to seize sick lambs and young 
goats.” 
Mitvaco coimacHiMa (Vieill.). 
Valencia, ¢, 2lst May, 1879. “Iris dark orange-yellow ; 
flesh on head beautifully coloured, a bright reddish orange 
behind eyes, gradually toning down to a lemon-yellow at beak ; 
under-beak a bright orange.” 
Ditto, 9, 2lst May, 1879. “Iris brown; flesh on head a 
ale bluish soapstone-colour, same as beak.” 
