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agrees with two other specimens from the north coast of Colombia, 

 whence' Bonaparte's type probably came, instead of from the Bogota 

 region. It appears to be a species of the littoral Tropical Zone, rang- 

 ing from Venezuela to Ecuador. It was recorded from this region 

 many years ago by Sclater, on the strength of a Santa Marta speci- 

 men in the British Museum received from Verreaux. The specimen 

 above recorded was shot September 22, 191 5, in the dense matted 

 jungle lying below the railroad at Tucurinca, toward the Cienaga 

 Grande. 



145. Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot. 



Coccyeus melancoryphus Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 134 



(Bonda). 

 Coccyzus melacoryphus Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, VII, 1916. 



35 (Bonda; Allen's reference). 



The only record is that above quoted, pertaining to a single speci- 

 men received from Mr. Smith, collected at Bonda, August i, 1898, 

 and agreeing with examples from Argentina. 



146. Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus). 



Coccysus americanus Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 134 



(Bonda). — Allen, Auk, XVII, 1900, 364 (Bonda). 

 Coccyzus americanus americanus Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, 



VII, 1916, 12 (Bonda, in range). 



Seven specimens : Bonda, Punto Caiman, and Fundacion. 



We can see no sufficient reason for subdividing this species, the dif- 

 ference in size between eastern and western birds being surely too 

 slight and too inconstant for recognition in nomenclature. Both ex- 

 tremes occur in our South American series. 



The Yellow-billed Cuckoo is evidently a regular winter visitor on 

 the north coast and the lowlands around the Cienaga Grande, inhabit- 

 ing the more open, woodland. The specimens on record were all se- 

 cured between October i and November 21. 



Family BUBONID^. Owls. 



147. Glaucidium brasilianum medianum Todd. 



Glaucidium ferox (not Strix ferox Vieillot) Sharpe, Ibis, 1875, 51, 52, 57 

 ("Santa Marta ' ; meas. ; crit.). — Sbarpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., II, 1875, 

 200 (" Santa Marta " ; descr.).' — Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 

 1900, 132 (Bonda). 



