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barbatula without hesitation, as well as the series collected by Mr. 

 Smith, already studied by Dr. Allen. They agree precisely with a 

 series from the Isle of Pines. 



Mr. Smith took eleven specimens of this form at Bonda between 

 August 17 and September 18, and one also at 'Buritaca, as against 

 only two of typical calidris. The writer has found it to be rare, al- 

 though it may have been confused in life with V. chivi and others, all 

 having more or less the same habits and haunts, preferring the banks 

 of streams, edges of woodland, and scattered trees. The dates of 

 capture of these three examples are April 15, 1913, September 17, 

 1913, and September 16, 1915, but the bird is almost certainly a winter 

 resident. 



'Family HIRUNDINID^. Swallows. 



400. Iridoprocne albiventer (Boddaert). 

 Four specimens : Fundacion. 



This swallow was taken only at Fundacion, where it was found along 

 the shores of the river, usually flying over the water, but occasionally 

 perching on dead trees along the banks. Four birds were shot on 

 August 10; 1913; they are precisely similar to others from Venezuela. 

 The species has an extensive range in South America, but this is the 

 first record for the Santa Marta region. In July, 1920, a few were 

 noted at Rio Hacha, flying over the water. 



401. Hirundo rustica erythrogaster Boddaert. 



Hirundo erythrogastra Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXI, 1905, 277 



(Buritaca). 



Ten specimens : Buritaca and Rio Hacha. 



Probably a winter resident, although the only available records were 

 made during the season of migration. Mr. Smith sent in a series of 

 young birds, all from Buritaca, collected from September 6 to 29, 1899. 

 It was present in large numbers around Rio Hacha during the first 

 week of May, 1914, frequenting the banks of the river near its mouth, 

 circling about over the surrounding flats and perching on the dead 

 mangrove stubs along the edge of the water. 



402. Pygoclielidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot). 



Atticora cyanoleuca Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XIII, 1899, 105 (La 

 Concepcion). — Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 171 (Bangs' 

 reference). 



