Columba plumbea plumbea Vieillot. Listed by Salvin (Ibis, 1886, p. 173) from Bartica Grove and Camacusa. Percival (Birds of the Botanic Gardens, 1893, Argosy reprint, p. 6) says that it is “unfrequent in Gardens, though a common species.” Dawson (Hand-list of the Birds of British Guiana, 1916, p. 51) lists it as a Colonial species. Some of these records may, however, apply to Œnœnas purpureotincta (Ridgway). The form inhabiting British Guiana is Œnœnas plumbea locutrix (Max.).

Ibycter americanus (Boddaert). Bonson (P. Z. S., 1851, p. 56) records it from Br. Guiana under the name of “Red-headed Carracarra.” It is listed by Salvin (l. c., 1886, p. 77) from Bartica Grove and Camacusa; by Quelch (Timehri, 1890, p. 102 and p. 334) from Demerara Falls and Upper Berbice; by Chubb (The Birds of British Guiana, 1916, i., p. 216, McConnell coll.) from Kamakabra River, etc., giving range in Br. Guiana; and by Dawson (l. c., p. 7).

Urochroma batavica (Boddaert). —Lloyd (Timehri, 1895, p. 272, sub nom. Urochroma cingulata) mentions it as formerly very plentiful in the neighborhood of “Groete Creek,” and (l. c., p. 278) gives local range as Essequibo River and N. W. District; F. P. and A. P. Penard (De Vögels van Guyana, 1908, i, p. 523) say these birds are not unfrequently seen in Surinam and Demerara during the Dry Season; Chubb (l. c., p. 336, sub nom. Touit batavica) records specimens from Supenaam River and other localities, and gives range in Br. Guiana; and Dawson (l. c., p. 20) lists it as the “Black-winged Parakeet.”

Ceryle americana americana (Gmelin). Recorded by Salvin (l. c., 1886, p. 60) from Bartica Grove and other localities; by Sharpe (Cat. Birds Br. Mus., 1892, xvii, p. 139) from Demerara River; by Chubb (l. c., p. 348) from Bonasika River, etc., giving range in Br. Guiana; and by Dawson (l. c., p. 16).

Cypseloides fumigatus Streubel. —F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1910, ii, p. 95) state that there are specimens in the Georgetown Museum, and Dawson (l. c., p. 34) lists it as a Colonial species.

Tapera nævia (Linné).—Schomburgk (Reis. 1848, iii., p. 713, sub nom. Diplopterus galeritus) says that it is abundant in coast regions. Quelch (Timehri, 1891, p. 95; Reprint, p. 27) speaks of it as common in Georgetown; and Percival (l. c., p. 9) states that its frequent plaintive note “Wife-sick” is one of the most familiar garden sounds. It has also been recorded by Salvin (l. c., 1886, p. 64) from Bartica Grove and Roraima; by Shelley (Cat. Birds Br. Mus., 1891, xix, p. 423) from Georgetown; by Chubb (l. c., p. 443) from Ituribisi River, etc., giving range in Br. Guiana; and by Dawson (l. c., p. 23). The Br. Guiana form stands, Tapera nævia nævia (Linné).

Pteroglossus aracari aracari (Linné). —Schomburgk (l. c., p. 720) states that the species is tolerably abundant in Br. Guiana. It has been recorded by Salvin (l. c., 1886, p. 65) from Bartica Grove; by Sclater (Cat. Birds Br. Mus. 1891, xix, p. 138) from Demerara; by Chubb (l. c., p. 458, sub nom. Pteroglossus roraimæ) from Roraima etc., giving range in Br. Guiana; and by Dawson (l. c., p. 22). The form inhabiting Br. Guiana is P. a. atricollis (P. L. S. Müller)—see Bangs and Penard (Bull. M. C. Z., 1918, p. 55).

Chloronerpes rubiginosus (Swainson). —Schomburgk (l. c., p. 715) says he found it throughout Br. Guiana. It has been recorded by Salvin (l. c., 1886, p. 59) from Bartica Grove, Merumé Mountains, and Roraima; by Chubb (l. c., p. 483) from Anarika River, etc., giving range in Br. Guiana; and by Dawson (l. c., p. 24).

Thamnophilus amazonicus Sclater. —Schomburgk (l. c., p. 687) states that it inhabits the low bushes of the coast woods. It has been recorded by Salvin (l. c., 1885, p. 423) from Bartica Grove and Camacusa; by Sclater (Cat. Birds Br. Mus., 1890, xv, p. 199) from Takutu River (Salvin-Godman coll.); by Quelch (Animal Life in Br. Guiana, 1901, p. 182); and by Dawson (l. c., p. 26), who stars the species, indicating that there are no representatives in the Museum at Georgetown. All these authors, except Sclater, refer to this species as Thamnophilus ruficollis [= amazonicus ♀].

Dysithamnus schistaceus (d’Orbigny). F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1910, ii, p. 308) state that there are specimens in the Museum at Georgetown. Dawson (l. c., p. 26)lists it as a Colonial species.

Automolus infuscatus Sclater. —Recorded by Salvin (l. c., 1885, p. 420, sub nom. Automolus sclateri), from Bartica Grove, stating that the specimens are rather smaller than those from the type locality, with faint indication of striation on the throat; and by Sclater (Cat. Birds Br. Mus. 1890, xv, p. 95, sub nom. Automolus sclateri) from Camacusa and Bartica Grove. Automolus sclateri (Pelzeln) is a pure synonym of Automolus infuscatus Sclater, having been proposed by Pelzeln (Orn. Bras., 1867, i. p. 41) on the assumption that the name Automolus infuscatus was preoccupied by Anabates infuscatus Bonaparte, which, however, proves to be a nomen nudum (Cf. Hellmayr, Nov. Zool., 1905, xii, p. 279). Mr. Beebe lists both infuscatus and cervicalis, apparently considering them two distinct species, the former only being starred as new to the Colony. Hellmayr (Nov. Zool., 1906, xiii, p. 335) says that “the specimens of Automolus sclateri from British Guiana in the British Museum are absolutely identical with the type of P. cervicalis,” and states that the type of P. cervicalis is an immature bird. He lists the Guiana form, which differs from true infuscatus, as Automolus infuscatus cervicalis (Sclater), type locality “Camacusa and Bartica Grove.”

Apparently, then, records of A. infuscatus, A. sclateri, and A. cervicalis, in Br. Guiana, apply to the same bird.

Sclerurus rufigularis Pelzeln. —Hellmayr (Nov. Zool., 1906, xiii, p. 364) mentions an immature bird from Takutu River, Br. Guiana, and says (l. c., p. 365) that there is a specimen in the British Museum collected by Whitely at Bartica Grove. He also says that the Br. Guiana Museum has a ♂ from Ourumee.

Xiphorhynchus guttatoides (Lafresnaye). The form guttatoides of Colombia, is a subspecies of Xiphorhynchus guttatus Lichtenstein, of which the race inhabiting Br. Guiana is X. g. sororius (Berlepsch and Hartert), type locality Perico, Orinoco River. Berlepsch and Hartert (Nov. Zool., 1902, ix, p. 63), who originally described this form as Dendrornis rostripallens sororia, mention a specimen from Quonja, Br. Guiana, coll. Whitely, agreeing with birds from Perico. Schomburgk (l. c., p. 690, sub nom. Dendrocolaptes guttatus) says he found it throughout Br. Guiana; Salvin (l. c., 1885, p. 422), referring to it as Dendrornis guttatoides, records a specimen from Bartica Grove; and Dawson (l. c., p. 29) lists it under the same name. Quelch (Animal Life in Br. Guiana, 1901, p. 177), speaking of Dendrornis pardalotus and Dendrornis guttatoides, says that one or both of these species will invariably be found in collections made in the forest districts.

Elænia guianensis Berlepsch.—The type locality of this species is Camacusa, British Guiana. It has been recorded by Salvin (l. c., 1885, p. 295) as Elainea elegans, from Bartica Grove, Camacusa, etc.; by Sclater (Cat. Birds Br. Mus., 1888, xiv, p. 150) as Elainea gaimardi, from Roraima; and by Dawson (l. c., p. 13) as Myiopagis gaimardi. The Br. Guiana form now stands, Myiopagis gaimardii guianensis (Berlepsch).

Empidochanes fuscatus cabanisi Léotaud. —Recorded by Salvin (l. c., 1885, p. 297, sub nom. Empidochanes olivus) from Bartica Grove; and by Sclater (Cat. Birds Br. Mus., 1888, xiv, p. 224, sub nom. Empidonax oliva), who states that this is the northern form of E. bimaculatus (d’Orb. and Lafr.), adding that he was doubtful whether it was really entitled to the name oliva. The type locality of cabanisi is Trinidad. The form inhabiting Cayenne is Empidochanes fuscatus fumosus Berlepsch, to which we suppose the Surinam bird also belongs.

Riparia riparia (Linné). -Recorded by Salvin (l. c., 1885, p. 206) as Cotile riparia, from Bartica Grove.

Sporophila bouvronides (Lesson). —Brabourne and Chubb (Birds of South America, 1912, i, p. 367) refer S. ocellata (Scl. and Salv.) to this species, and give the type locality Trinidad. References to S. ocellata in Guiana probably apply to the same bird which Mr. Beebe had in hand. Mr. Beebe also lists S. lineola (Linn.). Sharpe (Cat. Birds Br. Mus., 1888, xii, p. 130) lists S. ocellata from Carimang River, Br. Guiana. Dawson (l. c., p. 48) mentions both ocellata and lineola.

Thraupis palmarum palmarum (Wied). Schomburgk (l. c., p. 670, sub nom. Tanagra olivascens) states that it is abundant at the coast. It has been recorded by Salvin (l. c., 1885, p. 210) from Bartica Grove and Roraima; by Quelch (Timehri, 1891, p. 81; Reprint, p. 13) who says it is common in Georgetown, mentioning the species again later (Animal Life in Br. Guiana, 1901, p. 113); by Price (Timehri, 1891, p. 63) who describes the eggs; by Percival (l. c., p. 16) who states that it is “not very often seen in the Gardens, though common among the innumerable cocoanut palms in and about town,” where the writer also has seen it; and by Dawson (l. c., p. 46; and Timehri, 1911, p. 272). The type locality of palmarum is Bahia, and judging from material examined, I would say that birds from Cayenne, Surinam, and Br. Guiana, differ distinctly from true palmarum, and are more nearly allied to, if not indistinguishable from, the Eastern Peruvian race, Thraupis palmarum melanoptera (Sclater).

Saucerottia erythronota (Lesson). —With reference to this species also marked with a star, we do not find in Mr. Beebe’s list Agyrtrina fimbriata fimbriata (Gmelin), which is common in Br. Guiana, and which has been recorded from Bartica by Chubb (l. c., p. 395). This bird has sometimes been confused with Saucerottia erythronota (Cf. Salvin, Cat. Birds Br. Mus., 1892, xvi, p. 187) and has been listed from Bartica by Salvin (Ibis, 1885, p. 435) under the name Agyrtrina tobaci of which erythronota, type locality Trinidad, is a subspecies.

Chæmepelia talpacoti (Temminck and Knip). —Dalgleish (Proc. Roy. Phys. Soc. Edinburgh, 1889, x, p. 86) describes two nests, each containing two eggs, found Nov. 20, 1886, in Paraguay. Nehrkorn (Kat. Eiersamm, 1899, p. 184) lists eggs from Paraguay, 23 × 18 mm. Euler (Rev. Mus. Paulista, 1900, iv, p. 98) describes nests and eggs, 22.5 × 18 mm. Ihering (Rev. Mus. Paulista, 1900, iv, p. 282) describes nest and eggs, and says that he found a nest built upon the deserted nest of another bird, containing two eggs, 22 × 17 mm. F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1908, i, p. 340) describe habits, nests, and eggs under C. rufipennis, assuming talpacoti and rufipennis identical in Surinam, judging from specimens which had been identified for them in England as rufipennis. Apparently there is some confusion here, and the bird identified as rufipennis was probably the newly described Chæmepelia arthuri Bangs and Penard, (Bull. M. C. Z. 1917, p. 45).

Geotrygon [= Oreopelia] montana (Linné). —Eggs listed by Nehrkorn (l. c., p. 186) from Rio Grande, Mexico, and Porto Rico, brownish, 27 × 21 mm. F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1908, i, p. 347) say that the nest is very much like that of Leptoptila, placed on low branches of trees and in bushes; eggs, short-elliptical, brownish cream-color, 27 × 21.5 mm.; breeds in the Dry Season. Site, nest, and eggs, have also been described by Lawrence (Proc. U. S. N. M., 1879, i, p. 276), by Wells (Ibid., 1887, p. 625), and by Scott (Auk, 1892, ix, p. 124, quoting Taylor).

Porzana albicollis (Vieillot). —Nehrkorn (l. c., p. 202) describes eggs from Surinam, meas. 35 × 26 mm. Ihering (l. c., p. 286) describes eggs received from Iguape, meas. 35-26 × 27-28; he says that the eggs described by Euler (l. c., p. 102) undoubtedly belong to another species. F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1908, i, p. 206) describe habits, site, nest, and eggs, meas. 35 × 27 mm.

Creciscus viridis (P. L. S. Müller). —Nehrkorn (l. c., p. 203) describes eggs from “Guyana,” meas. 32 × 23 mm. F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1908, i, p. 210) describe habits, nest, and site fully; eggs two, rarely three, usually oval, pure white, almost without gloss, meas. 32 × 26 mm.; they say further that the eggs do not vary much, some having a few black-brown spots at the large end; in the nests are often found infertile and abnormal eggs.

Caprimulgus [= Nyctipolus] nigrescens Cabanis.—Nehrkorn (l. c., p. 156) lists eggs from Amazonia, meas. 23.5 × 18.5 mm. F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1910, ii, p. 78) describe eggs, one or two, barely glossy, elliptical, pale yellowish-rose, distinctly spotted and blotched with chocolate-brown and purple-gray, meas. 25 × 18.5 mm. The eggs described by Schomburgk (l. c., p. 711) must have belonged to another species.

Empidonomus varius varius (Vieillot). —Mr. Beebe (l. c., p. 225) states that “although the eggs of this species have been collected no description of the nest has been given.” We would call attention to description of a nest by Ihering (Rev. Mus. Paulista, 1914, ix, p. 443 and p. 482); the nest was collected by Garbe near Joazeiro, Bahia, in November, 1913.

Pipra aureola aureola (Linné). —F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1910, ii, p. 188) describe site and nest fully, giving measurements; the eggs are described as two, dull brownish gray, with numerous dark-brown spots, streaks, and dots, over the entire surface, but usually, on one of the eggs of a clutch, forming a wreath at the middle; meas. 21 × 15.5 mm.

Cyanerpes cyaneus cyaneus (Linné). —F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1910, ii, p. 475) say that the nests and eggs, 20 × 14 mm., do not differ much from those of C. cærulea, under which name they give full descriptions of nests and eggs. The eggs are described as two in number, oval, almost without gloss, black or purplish black-brown. The nest is described as made of little black roots, pear-shaped or shoe-shaped, with entrance low down at the side, measuring 16 cm. high and 9 cm. across, suspended like the nest of Todirostrum from twigs two to five feet from ground. J. A. Allen (Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1891, iii, p. 348) under the name Arbelorhina cyanea describes an egg collected by H. H. Smith, “taken with parents, Oct. 13, 1882,” in Matto Grosso, Brazil, but judging from the description, it must have belonged to some other species.

Under the general heading of “Seed eaters” Mr. Beebe (l. c., p. 237), speaking of Oryzoborus angolensis brevirostris, Oryzoborus crassirostris, and Sporophila castaneiventris, says, “Familiarity breeds contempt. There could be no truer saying than where these little finches were concerned. In spite of diligent search through all the few reports and excerpts on the subject, no description of the home or eggs of these birds could be found, and yet, in April and May, their nests were everywhere.” H. Lloyd Price, in his paper on “The Nests and Eggs of some common Guiana Birds” (Timehri, 1891, p. 64), says in a general way, “Various species of small finches or grass birds (Spermophila, etc.), build tiny nests in the long grass growing at the sides of the trenches; they are generally made of dry grass, and occasionally of dry sticks. The eggs, two in number, are of a grayish white spotted with either red, brown or grey, and of various sizes.” Much more definite information in regard to the breeding habits, nests, and eggs of the seed-eaters will be found in the works of F. P. and A. P. Penard, Ihering, Euler, and Nehrkorn. We would call attention to the following accounts pertaining to the species mentioned by Mr. Beebe:

Oryzoborus angolensis brevirostris Berlepsch. —Nehrkorn (l. c., p. 105) describes eggs from Brazil. Ihering (Rev. Mus. Paulista, 1900, iv, p. 213) describes nest and eggs. F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1910, ii, p. 388) says that the nest is smaller than that of O. crassirostris; the eggs are fully described. All these authors deal with this species under the name O. torridus.

Sporophila castaneiventris Cabanis. —Nehrkorn (l. c., p. 105) describes eggs from Amazonia. F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1910, ii, p. 389) describe habits, nest, and eggs fully. They add the following interesting remarks (translated): “The examples vary very much in form and color as well as in measurements. In many the markings form a distinct wreath about the larger end, others being uniformly covered with gray-brown or brown. Those with wreathed ends are usually of a more oval shape than the evenly covered eggs, but both types are often found together in the same nest. It is thought [by the natives] that the more pointed egg hatches the male, and the browner egg the female. Eggs of a more spherical shape are less common with this species than with the next [S. minuta].”

Oryzoborus crassirostris crassirostris (Gmelin). —F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1910, ii, p. 387) describe habits, nest, and eggs fully, with similar remarks in regard to variations in shape and coloration of eggs, both types sometimes being found in the same nest.

Sporophila bouvronides (Lesson). F. P. and A. P. Penard (l. c., 1910, ii, p. 392, sub nom. S. ocellata) compare nest to that of S. minuta, and eggs with those of S. castaneiventris, but say that the eggs of this species average a little longer and also a little grayer, with remarks in regard to the two types of eggs.