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A chick iii first down (May 20tli) is brown above, darker on crown and riiniii, 

 lighter on the back, witli two wliitish spots on the sides of the back. Sides of liead 

 lighter brown. Below : chin, throat, breast, and abdomen brownish white : tbreneck 

 brown. " Iris brown ; feet black ; maxilla black, mandible light flesh-colonr with 

 basal half black." 



Only the type-specimens of this species from Antisaua and Sical in the British 

 Mnseum are on record. 



■^Ui. Pulica ardesiaca Tsclmdi. 



Lake Yaguarcocha, OTOO feet high. Both se.xes liave the " iris crimson ; 

 legs pale green, feet pale blnish green with dark grey soles, claws black ; bill 

 pale flesh-colour, with greenish tip." The bill does not seem to be yellow in any 

 case. 



217. Tringoides macularius (L.). 



Cachavl, November to .Jannary. 



218. Tringites subruficoUis (VieilL). 

 Paramba, sliot on April 22nd by Mr. Rosenberg's correspondent. 



219. Zenaida auriculata (Des Mnrs). 



Lake Yagnarcocha, 6700 feet ; Oayambe, "Jdoo to 11,(JU0 feet ; Ibarra, 0600 feet : 

 common in all these places. " Iris brown ; feet pink, with brown claws ; bill 

 black." 



220. Metriopelia melanoptera (Molina). 



These Doves were found frequently in the cornfields close to the Pdramo near 

 (Jayambe, at about 12,000 feet. "Iris brown ; bare skin round eye bluish grey, a 

 primrose j)atch in front of the eye ; ffeet dark brown ; Inll black." 



221. Leptoptila verreauxi Bp. 



Lake Yagnarcocha, (5700 feet, h^pecimens from Western Ecuador and Cali seem 

 to be greyer on the breast, and will probably be separable as a subspecies, which 

 requires a name. Those from (Josta Rica (/>. t\ riottei) are much larger, and it is 

 strange that they are not separated by Salvin and Salvador!. L. inaularis Richmond, 

 from Margarita, seems to be typical L. verreauxi, at least exactly like those from 

 Venezuela and Guiana, and my specimens from ( 'urapao and Bonaire. 



222. Columbigalliua passerina granatina (Bp.). 



This is, I think, the name by which the South-American form of the little 

 Gronnd-Dove should be called. It is nearest, perhaps, to C. p. jjerpalliila llartert, 

 from ( 'urapao, but richer and darker in colour. The base of the bill is pale yellowish 

 or cream-colour, while the Mexican birds are said to have it red. 5Ir. Rosenberg 

 sent only one pair from Chimbo. 



