308 Zoological Society : — 



to the genus Calliphlox, it is one of the most remarkable Humming- 

 birds that it has fallen to my lot to describe. In its size and form 

 it is very similar to C. amethystina, but in colouring it is like a 

 Chlorostilbon. The only specimen I have seen was sent to me by 

 T. Reeves, Esq., of Rio de Janeiro. 



Aphantochroa ? gularis, Gould. 



Crown shining grass-green ; back of the neck, shoulders, back, 

 upper tail-coverts, and two centre tail-feathers deep grass-green ; 

 under surface of the body grass- green, with the exception of a glit- 

 tering patch of lilac on the throat, and the centre of the abdomen, 

 the thighs, and under tail-coverts, which are white ; primaries pur- 

 plish-brown ; four outer tail-feathers, on each side, purplish-green ; 

 bill slightly curved and black, with the exception of the base of the 

 under mandible, which appears to have been flesh-colour. 



Total length A\ inches ; bill lg ; wing 2§ ; tail ]|. 



Hab. My specimens were procured on the banks of the Rio Napo. 



Remark. — In the general style of its colouring, and in the short- 

 ness and similar colouring of its tail, this bird approaches more nearly 

 to Jphantochroa cirrhochloris than to any other species; but it 

 differs from that bird in having a much longer bill, and a bright 

 metallic deep-lilac patch on the throat, similar to that observed in 

 Phaiolaima rubindides ; and in having white under tail-coverts. In 

 size it is somewhat smaller. 



Eriocnemis squamata, Gould. 



Crown of the head, back of the neck, upper surface, sides of the 

 neck, and flanks coppery-bronze, inclining to green on the back and 

 to rust-colour on the upper tail-coverts ; throat, chest, and centre of 

 the abdomen hoary grey with green and coppery reflexions ; in cer- 

 tain lights the feathers of the throat and chest appear to be edged 

 with grey, giving those parts a scaled appearance — hence the specific 

 name ; under tail-coverts smoky-grey ; anterior portion of the fea- 

 thers clothing the tarsi white, the posterior portion buff; tail dull 

 steel-black ; wings purplish-brown ; bill black. 



Total length 4| inches ; bill £ ; wing 2f ; tail If. 



Hab. Ecuador. 



Remark. — This bird is nearly allied to Eriocnemis luyens ; but it 

 differs from that bird in its considerably larger size, and in the parti- 

 colouring of the tarsi-feathers, in which respect it assimilates to E. 

 Aurelice. The three species, indeed, viz. E. lugens, Aurelice, and 

 squamata, constitute a minute section of the genus, and all, I be- 

 lieve, inhabit very high mountains. 



SCHISTES PERSONATUS, Gould. 



Forehead, face, and throat glittering brilliant green, in the form of 

 a mask, posterior to which is a patch of black, below this spring two 

 lengthened tufts of violet-blue feathers, below these tufts a cres- 

 centic mark of white ; crown of the head, back of the neck, back 

 and shoulders golden-green ; tail green, each feather crossed near its 



