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The present fine series amply Confirms its subspecific distinctness as 

 compared with birds from Venezuela and Trinidad, from which it 

 differs in its brighter coloration, both above and below. But there is 

 considerable variation in the color of the crown-spot, which in some 

 specimens is practically pure white, and in others is more or less yel- 

 low-tinged, so that it is doubtful if too much reliance should be placed 

 on this character, given by the describer as diagnostic. In no case, 

 however, is the crown-spot lemon yellow, as in E. gaimardii macil- 

 vainii, which (as shown by a comparison in series) is clearly con- 

 specific, replacing the present form along the Caribbean coast to the 

 westward. It is worthy of remark that Dr. Chapman failed to find any 

 member of this group in the region covered by his explorations, but 

 the Carnegie Museum has a few specimens of bogotensis from the 

 interior of Colombia and Venezuela, showing that it is not strictly 

 a littoral form, although doubtless confined to the Tropical Zone. 



This flycatcher was present in small numbers in the lower foothills 

 back of Santa Marta, but was more abundant in the humid forests of 

 the northeast coast. It is partial to the trees along the creeks and 

 streams, keeping rather high up, and is very active, although quiet. 



321. Elaenia gaimardii macilvainii Lawrence. 

 Four specimens : Fundacion and Valencia. 



Upon comparing these examples with a series of macilvainii from 

 near the type-locality they prove referable here rather than to bogo- 

 tensis, having the crown-spot lemon yellow. The occurrence of two 

 different races on the two sides respectively of the Sierra Nevada is 

 most interesting, although in line with what is known of the distribu- 

 tion of certain other species. 



322. Elaenia pudica pudica Sclater. 



Elania browni Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XIII, i8g8, 158 (Pueblo 

 Viejo; orig. descr. ; type now in Mus. Comp. Z06I. ; meas.), 175 (San 

 Miguel). — Bangs, Proc. New England Z06I. Club, I, 1899, 78 (San Sebas- 

 tian, El Mamon, Paramo de Macotama, and La Concepcion; local range). — 

 Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 121, 147 (El [San] Lorenzo, 

 EI Libano, and Valparaiso; [ ?] Minca and Bonda; crit.). — Shaepe, Hand- 

 List Birds, III, 1901., 122 (ref. orig. descr.; range). — Ridgway, Bull. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., No. 50, IV, 1907, 426 (diag.; references), 897 (crit.). 



Elania frantzii pudica von Berlepsch, Ornis, XIV, 1907, 416, 447 (Santa 

 Marta references and localities; syn. ; crit.). 



