( 496 ) 

 166. Petasophora delphinae (Less.). 



(Jommou at Paramba, where they frequented mimosa flowers in the late 

 afternoon and in the morning in company with other Hnmming-Birds. Scarce at 

 Ibarra. " Bill black, gape and npper edge of mandible yellow." 



167. Agyrtria rosenbergi reini (Berlp.) IbUT. 



Two ituiles and a female, t'achavi. The 1 or '> mm. longer, beak and the 

 almost pure bine lateral rectrices may serve to distinguish this bird from ^1. 

 /•ci«e«4c/y/, which Rosenberg discovered in 1S95 on the Rio Uagiia in West Colombia. 

 The genus " Pohjerata '' differs in no way from Agyrtria, the differences in colora- 

 tion of the sexes not being a generic character. A. ros. reini was met with on 

 clumps of flowering bushes in sunny spots in the forest, during the hot hours of 

 the day. 



K^^. Ag5a-tria viridiceps (Gould). 



Paramba, five skins. •• Bill black, basal two-thirds of mandible pale flesh- 

 colour."' Younger birds hav(^ rusty edges to the feathers of the rumj). 



]6ii. Amazilia fuscicaudata jucunda (Heine). 



Common at I'himbo and elsewhere. '' A most restless, pugnacious bird, both 

 towards its own and other species. As soon as one perches on a branch it is driven 

 off by unuther. They were especially abundant on some waste ground, formerly 

 cultivated, but now overgrown with bushes, at ( 'himbo." 



ITO. Chaetura zonaris (Shaw). 

 Picliini-ha, about 13 — 14,0ii(.) feet high. Presi'ntcil by Consul Soderstriim. 



171. Caprimulgus rosenbergi Hart. 



The tyjie of this fine (ioatsucker had been collected by Mr. Rosenberg on 

 the Rio Dagua. Now he has found a second specimen at Cachavi, 500 feet 

 high. It is, like the i\\w., i\, female. It differs from the type in the following 

 points : the feathers of the lower abdomen have broad brownish white tips ; the 

 outer webs of the primaries are unspotted, only the second primary showing 

 indications of two tiny rufous spots : the crown is slightly more rufous. Otherwise 

 it agrees entirely with the type-sjjecimen, and it has likewise an abraded tail and 

 is dreadfully torn on the tail and wings by the shot. " Iris brown ; feet dark brown ; 

 bill black." Local name " Monte-frio." 



172. Nyctibius jamaicensis (Gm.). 



? , Paramba, North Ecuador, '.WM feet. '' Iris orange-yellow ; feet pale brown ; 

 bill black." This specimen is one of those middle-sized ones which are difficult to 

 classify. Its wings measure 276 mm. Thus it would more come into the group I 

 termed Sijctibias jamaicensis f/risem (Gm.) in Ticrreich, No. 1. p. 16, to which 

 I ascribed the length of wing as 24U — 27.5 mm. Its home, however, would 

 be in favour of the larger form. Our knowledge of these forms is by no means 

 sufficient, and the series in collections mostlv too snuill. 



