iv Table op Contents. 



The Brown Expedition 27 



The Smith Expedition 36 



The University of Michigan Expedition 39 



The Ujhelyi Collections 39 



Ornithological Explorations of the Junior Author 40 



Species Described from the Santa Marta Region 49 



North American Migrants SS 



Life-Zones of the Santa Marta Region 57 



(The Tropical Zone 59. 



Character and Extent 59 



Constituent Species 60 



Altitudinal Range 66 



Littoral, or Lower Tropical ' 67 



Piedmont, or Upper Tropical 69 



Faunal Affinities 70 



The Subtropical Zone 81 



Character and Extent 81 



Fauna! Affinities : 84 



Origin of the Subtropical Zone Fauna 89 



The Subtropical Fauna of the Santa Marta Region go 



The Temperate Zone 94 



Character and Extent 94 



Faunal Affinities 95 



The Paramo Zone 99 



Character and Extent 99 



Faunal Affinities 100 



Summary and Conclusion 102 



List of Localities 106 



List of Species 130 



Family Anhingidae. Darters 131 



Family Phalacrocoracidae. Cormorants 132 



Family Pelecanidae. Pelicans 132 



Family Ardeidae. Herons 132 



Family Plataleidae. Spoonbills 139 



Family Threskiornithidse. Ibises 139 



Family Ciconiidae. Storks 140 



Family Anatidae. Ducks, Geese, Swans 140 



Family Vulturidae. American Vultures 141 



Family Accipitridae. Hawks 143 



Family Falconidae. Falcons, Caracaras 157 



Family Pandionids. Ospreys 164 



