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3(i. Agyrtria viridiceps (Gould). 

 A series in jfood j)lumage, collected ou the Rio Poscado, on the west side of tlie 

 Andes, iu .Jannarv. 



37. Agyrtria fluviatilis ((jould). 

 A fine series in good plimiajre. collected in .liily and August on tiie Rio Pastassa, 

 and at Zamora and Gnalaqiiiza, Ecuador. They are all marked " cJ," except two 

 marked " ? '" by the collector, which liave tlie wing only 2 inches, instead of at least 

 2-2 in the males, the feathers on the throat and breast distinctly margined wirli 

 w^hitisli, and distinct greyish tips to the outer rectrices. 



38. Amazilia alticola Gould. 



In fair numbers at Loja, Ecn.idor. in .March and Ajiril. 



The middle of the breast is pure white, the bases of the feathers blackish ; the 

 sides of the breast glittering golden green, this colour making an attemjjt to meet 

 across the middle of the uiider surface. This is very conspicuous iu all the lifelike 

 stuffed specimens lieforc us, but less distinct in poor skins, and it is ueitiier clearly 

 shown in Gould's figure (Mon. Trocli., v., pi. 304), nor described in .Salvin's descrip- 

 tion {Cat. B., -xvi., p. 206). The under tail-coverts are white, washed in tlic centre 

 witli ])ale chestnut, often with the exception of the longest ones. 



3'.». Amazilia dumerili (Less.). 



In fair plumage in February, near N'aranjal and San Martin, W. Ecuador. 



The breast is white, almost encircled by glittering golden green feathers, the 

 abdomen chestnut. Under tail-coverts white, only some of the upper ones washed 

 with pale chestnut in the middle (cf. Gould, Mon. TrocL, v., \A. 305 ; Salvin, Cat. 

 B., xvi., p. 207). 



The female is not quite similar to the male. The wing of the male is 2-3 in. 

 long, that of the female 2-1 in., and the abdomen is very pale chestnut in the female 

 while it is rich chestnut in the male. 



The quite chestnut abdomen of the male is anotlier character to distinguish A. 

 dumerili from A. alticola, the latter having the abdomen white iu the middle and 

 only chestnut near the flanks. 



4u. Amazilia rieflferi (Bourc). 

 San Martin, near Naranjal, Ecuador, April. 



41. Floricola albicrissa (Gould). 



Met with in the hot belt on tlie west side of the Andes, in Ecuador. A series 

 iu good plumage ('ollected from May to August between Ambocas and Loja. 



42. Damophila juliae (Bourc). 



Naranjal, Ecuador, at low elevations near to the level of the sea. In good 

 plumage in February. 



43. Polyerata amabilis ((iould). 



Three sjjecimens from tlie Rio Pescado, near Naranjal, Ecuador, west of the 

 Andes. Shot in March. (lood plumage. 



44. Chrysuronia oenone (Less.). 

 ( 'ommon on September 2'Jth, near Zamora, Ecuador. 



