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Show 1879.] BIRDS FROM ANTIOQUIA. 491 3. Messrs. Salvin and Godman's account of the birds collected by Mr. Simon during his exploration of the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, now in progress. This was commenced in 'The Ibis' for January lastl, and will be continued in future numbers, as the work progresses. IV. LIST OF SPECIES COLLECTED BY MR. SALMON. PASSERES. Fam. TURDID^E. 1. CATHARUS PH^EOPLEURUS, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 541. Medellin. (Mus. P. L. S. and S.-G.) " Food, insects. Builds in low bushes. Nest made of moss, grass, and fine roots." Eggs (no. 28) pale bluish green, spotted with two or three shades of red-brown and lilac spots of various sizes, especially at the larger end : axis *95, diam. *72. 2. TURDUS SWAINSONI, Cab. (Mus. S.-G.) A single skin in the sixth collection, without precise locality. 3. TURDUS IGNOBILIS, Scl. P. Z. S. 1857, p. 273. Turdus leucomelas, Scl. et Salv. Ex. Orn. p. 123 (partim). Retiro, Cauca, Sta. Elena. (Mus. P. L. S. and S.-G.) Iris dark. The eggs (no. 108) are pale greenish blue, thickly spotted, especially at the larger end, with several shades of red-brown ; other eggs are nearly uniformly sprinkled with smaller and paler spots of red-brown: axis 1*16, diam. *84. Under this name (founded originally upon Bogota skins) we are now inclined to resuscitate a species lately united by us to Turdus leucomelas. The Colombian form is more uniformly dusky beneath, has less white on the throat, and its bill is always black. 4. TURDUS GIGAS, Fraser. Retiro and Sta. Elena. (Mus. P. L. S. and S.-G.) "Bill and feet orange ; iris dark : food, worms and berries." Eggs (no. 107) pale greenish-blue, spotted chiefly at the larger end with red-brown spots of several shades ; some eggs are paler and the spots more uniform in size and more evenly distributed : axis 1*35, diam. *95. 5. TURDUS SERRANUS, Tsch.; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 783. Jerico, Frontino. (Mus. P. L. S. and S.-G.) Iris dark ; food, fruit. 1 " On a Collection of Birds from the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia. By O. Salvin and F. D. Godman," Ibis, 1879, p. 196. |