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mens differ from two others from eastern Venezuela in their more 

 rufescent breast, but are essentially matched by. a third from the same 

 region. 



In August, 1913, this duck was fairly abundant at Fundacion, fre- 

 quenting the river and the marshes, particularly the latter. In Octo- 

 ber of 1915, however, very few were seen. A female taken at the time 

 was apparently breeding. Along the shores of the Cienaga Grande 

 it was not an uncommon bird, as well as up the Aracataca and Funda- 

 cion Rivers, seeming to prefer the fresh water of these streams to the 

 brackish waters of the Cienaga. The species has twice been recorded 

 from this region, as above noted; the record by Sclater and Salvin 

 being based on a specimen in the Berlin Museum attributed to Deppe. 



22. Querquedula cyanoptera (Vieillot). 



Querguedula cyanoptera Sclater, Proc. Z06I. Soc. London, 1855, 164 ("Santa 

 Marta"). — Sclater and Salvin, Proc. Z06I. Soc. London, 1876, 384 

 ("Santa Marta"). 



Both of the above references pertain to specimens sent in to Ver- 

 reaux, and would have to be received with caution in the absence of 

 any other evidence. The junior author refers to it as "often seen" 

 on the Cienaga Grande, and Dr. Chapman records it as abundant in 

 the Cauca Valley, so that there is no reason to doubt the occurrence 

 here under the circumstances. 



Family VULTURID;E. American Vultures. 



23. Sarcoramphus papa (Linnaeus). 



Sarcorhamphus papa Sclater, Proc. Z06I. Soc. London, 1855, 134 ("Santa 



Marta ");' 

 Gypagus papa Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XIII, 1899, 92 (Paramo de 



Macotama, Chirua, and La Concepcion). — Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. 



Hist., XIII, 1900, 129 (Bonda). 



Two specimens : Bonda and Minca. 



The King Vulture is found in small numbers over the entire region, 

 according to Mr. Brown up to 11,000 feet. The writer, however, has 

 never seen it above 5,000 feet. 



24. Cathartes aura aura (Linnaeus). 



Cathartes aura Salvin and Godman, Ibis, 1880, 178 (Santa Marta). — Allen, 

 Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 129 (Salvin and Godman's reference). 



Cathartes aura aura Todd, Ann. Carnegie Mus. X, 1916, 191 (Mamatoco ; 

 crit.). 



