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'il. Heliodoxa jamesoni (Bonrc). 

 West slopes of tlic Andes iu Ecuador, l^io Pi-scado, N'iuanjal. Sail Martin. 

 In fair plumage in January. 



02. Phaeolaema aequatorialis (iould. 

 San Martin, near Mollctnvo. Ecuador. In good [)lumage in .laiiuaiy and 

 February. 



'i3. Lafresnaya gayi (Bourc. & Mnls.). 



On the road from Xaianjal In I!;iiiii> and (,'uenca, on both sides of the Andes, 

 at elevations of from lU,i)OU to 12,0U0 feet. 



The whole series belongs to typical L. gai/i, and not one to tb(^ donlitfnl form 

 L. saulae. (Cf. Gat. B., xvi., p. 328.) 



114. Oreotrochilus pichincha (Boure. & Muls.). 



From the mountains near Cuenea to the Cliimborazo, at elevations of from 

 l2,UtiU to lT,t)iH) feet. In good plumage iu November. 



Mr. F. C. Lebmauu, of Popayau, when visiting the Tring Museum, confirmed 

 Mr. Baron's statement as to the distribution of O. pichinrka. He lias collected 

 it in the same country as Mr. Baron, and found them there as common as on the 

 Picbincha. 



'')5. Oreotrochilus chimborazo (Dclattre k Bourc). 



Chimhorazo, at rlcvatious of from 12,o()i) to 17,U0U feet. In fine plumage in 

 November. In moult in June and August. 



Tlie nest is 4 inches long, but very thick at the bottom, so that the cup is only 

 \\ inch deep. Outside measure across 2f inches, inside If inch. The two eggs 

 measure 17 x 11 millimetres. The nest is built of moss, wool, and a tine sliort 

 grass, and not ver}" strongly woven together. 



<iii. Rhamphomicron stanleyi (Bnuiv. it Muls.). 



From t'uenca to the Chimborazo, at >di'\ations ol' from li),(iiiO to 1(),0UM feet. 

 Collected iu good plumage in April ami .September. 



A nest was found in April. It was placed in the fork of a branch, and is built 

 of moss and roots, and lined inside with cotton. It is about 2 inches high, and just 

 as wide ; the cup is J inch dee]), and 1^ inch wide. 



The egg measures l.'i'.'i x li>'5 millimetres. 



<'>T. Rhamphomicron herraui ( Delattre A: Hourc). 

 An admirable series from tlie liills at Sigsig, south-east of ('nenca, at 

 elevations of 12,000 feet. In fine jilumage in May. 



'i^. Rhamphomicron ruficeps (Oould). 

 A single very fine atlnlt mahj from Loja. Ecuador. It is entirely similar to 

 males from Bolivia in the British Museum. We believe it has not yet been 

 recorded from Ecuador. 



•')'.'. Patagona gigas ( Vieill.). 

 A series of sexed adult specimens shot at Hiubamba, Ecuador, in May and 

 June, and one yonng male shot in tlie middle of .June, all at elevations of from 

 8000 to 10,000 feet. 



