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Show 1879.] BIRDS FROM ANTIOQUIA. 507 125. SPERMOPHILA LUCTUOSA, Lafr.; Scl. Ibis, 1871, p. 15. Medellin. (Mus. S.-G.) 126. SPERMOPHILA GUTTURALIS (Licht.); Scl. Ibis, 1871, p. 15. Medellin, Envigado. (Mus. S.-G.) Iris dark. Stomach contained seeds. Nests in low bushes. Eggs (no. 8) pale greenish white, marked with large blotches of several shades of rich brown : axis *7, diam. *5. " The nest is built at a height of four or five feet, of stems of dry grass rather loosely put together, in which two eggs are laid."- T. K. S. 127. SPERMOPHILA GRISEA (Gm.) ; Scl. Ibis, 1871, p. 18. Envigado, Medellin. (Mus. P. L. S. and S.-G.) 128. CATAMBLYRHYNCHUS DIADEMA, Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1842, p. 301. Sta. Elena. (Mus. S.-G.) 129. VOLATINIA JACARINA (Linn.); Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 106. Medellin. (Mus. S.-G.) Iris dark ; stomach contained seeds ; nests on the ground. Eggs (no. 7) white, spotted with red, chiefly in a zone round the larger end : axis *7, diam. *55. " This nest is carefully concealed very close to or upon the ground amongst grass or herbage in waste places. It is slightly constructed of dry grass stems, lined with hair, or sometimes with the stems of a small flowering plant. " The eggs are two in number, pale bluish white, spotted with red brown."-I7. X. S. 130. PHONIPARA PUSILLA, SW. ; Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 106. Retiro, Sta. Elena, Medellin. (Mus. S.-G.) Iris dark. Eggs (no. 41) white, marked, especially at the larger end, with brown spots: axis *68, diam. *51. 131. ZONOTRICHIA PILEATA (Bodd.) ; Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 113. Retiro, Envigado, Medellin. (Mus. S.-G.) Iris dark. Nests in low bushes. Eggs (no. 14) pale bluish green, thickly freckled with red spots : axis *85, diam. '65. 132. EMBERIZOIDES MACRURUS (Gm.); Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 118. Antioquia, Medellin. (Mus. S.-G.) Iris dark ; stomach contained insects ; nests in high grass. Eggs (no. 23) white, sparingly spotted and streaked with black, chiefly at the larger end : axis *95, diam. *69. |