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is of a sweetish taste, and sticky, so that when a bird sucks at it, it leaves a long 

 thread of glittering juice between its bill and the fruit when flying away. 



The little Myrmia micrura is also found in this locality, feeding from some 

 small flowers which grow along the dykes. This bird here breeds in June, and 

 frequently builds upon its old nest of the previous season. It selects a bush not 

 over 50 cm. in height, and then places the nest between the top branches. 



The Tnale at that season watches the female from a high twig iu the vicinity, 

 and whistles a note very much like that of Attkis fieloisat of Mexico, tjccasionally 

 he descends and flies in a vertical semicircle, always making a sound with the tail 

 when on its downward course. The female sits in a thick bush, and at about the 

 centre of the circle so made. 



Arnazilia leucophaea is also quite common near Tembladera, and also a few 

 Agyrtria tct^zanmvskii were seen in that locality. 



SAN PABLO. 



fan Pablo is two days' travel along the river Yonan from Tembladera. The 

 place has an elevation of 7500 feet, just above the level of barren lands. Above the 

 town brushwood is seen along the cations, and even trees grow above 9000 feet. I 

 remained only one day at this place, time enough to recuperate the tired pack-animals. 



Several species of humming-birds were seen in this neighbourhood, but few in 

 numbers. I saw a Diphlofjaena, probably D. aurora, in a deep caiion near the town, 

 but in spite of all attempts could not get a shot at it. 



Of other humming-birds Patagona gigas was the most prominent one. This 

 species is far more plentiful in Peru than in Ecuador, where I have only obtained 

 a few after a great deal of work. 



Addornyia melanogenys and Aglaeactis cujyreipennis complete the list of 

 hummers in this locality; the latter were in large numbers above the town. They 

 are very aggressive birds, and even put the Patagona gigas to flight. 



Crossing the range towards Cajamarca, and all along the elevated grassy plains, 

 were varieties of agaves in blossom. These were visited by Pterophanes temmincki 

 and (h'eotrochilus stolzmanni. 



CAJAJIARCA. 



After travelling eleven leagues from San Pablo over the high plains of 11,500 feet 

 elevation, the road leads downward to Cajamarca. 



This principal town of North Peru has about eight thousand inhabitants, and lies 

 on the eastern slope of the coast range. 



On three sides it is surrounded by barren hills, partly cultivated by Indians, 

 whose huts are always surrounded by cacti. Agaves also form a part of the fences. 

 Both of the above-mentioned plants were in bloom, as well as other AmaryUidaceae, 

 and among those I observed on the subsequent day after my arrival a large humming- 

 bird with long tail at a considerable distance. 



I advanced as quickly as circumstances would allow, and although out of breath 

 and probably a little excited, I had the satisfaction of seeing the bird fall after the 

 shot. I did not know the bird, and considered it entirely new. It proved to be 

 Cyanoleahia griseiventria ! 



The entire morning was spent in searching for more specimens of this species, 

 but I only obtained one more nude that day. From subsequent observations I 



