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the nest, passing very near to me and pausing long enough to give 
me a quizzical look before reaching the nest and settling down on 
the eggs. 
MvRMoTHEKUL.A cHERRiEi Berlepsch & Hartert. 
Myrmothcrula cherriei Berlepsch & Hartert, Novit. Zool. IX. igo2. p. 72 
(Type, Perico, Orinoco River. Venez.). 
The type of this species now in the Tring Museuin was collected 
by the writer at Perico, just below the falls of Atures. The species 
was common there and also about Alaipures, but was not noted 
elsewhere. 
Myrmotherula surinamensis surinamensis (Gmelin). 
Sitta surinamensis Gm., Syst. Nat. I. 1788. p. 444. 
Myrmotherula surinamensis Berlepsch & Hartert, p. y2>- 
M [yrmotherula] s[urinamensis] stcrinamcnsis Hellm. P. Z. S. Part IV: 
191 1 ; II 59 (Caura River Valley). 
Only one specimen of this species was collected at Munduapo be- 
yond the region where M. cherriei was abundant, owing to the faat 
that I confounded it with the preceding species. 
The Tring Museum received specimens from Caura River points, 
collected by Klages and by Andre. 
In the American Museum collection are specimens from La 
Union, IMato River and Maripa on the Caura River, collected by 
Klages. 
Myrmotherula pygmaea (Gmelin). 
Miiscicapa pygmaea Gm., Syst. Nat. I. 1788. p. 933. 
Myrmotherula pygmaea Berlepsch & Hartert, p. 73. 
Recorded by Berlepsch and Hartert from La Pricion, Caura 
River. 
Myrmotherula guttata (Vieillot). 
Myrmothera guttata VieilL, Gal. Ois. I. 1825. p. 251. PI. 155. 
Myrmotherula guttata Berlepsch & Hartert, p. 73. 
Not observed on the Orinoco proper but recorded from La L^nion 
and La Pricion on the Caura River. 
