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and blackish. Lower parts otherwise rust red (Rép. de Coul. 

 318), a darker shade (318,4) on the chest, a somewhat paler 

 (318,1) on the middle of the breast. An indistinct transverse 

 harring with dusky on the flanks and on some feathers of the 

 belly. Sides of rump transversely mottled and barred with 

 dark brown and bnff . Under tail-coverts dark brown mottled 

 and tipped with rufous. Tail-feathers black transversely mott- 

 led and banded with buff . Bill black, feet in dry state black- 

 ish horn-coloured. Length of wing 136 mm. (when straight- 

 ened and pressed to the table 141 mm.). Culmen 18,8 mm. 

 Tarsus 48 mm. 



Columba albilinea Bp. — I ^ ^Vs' above Nono 10500 f.; 



2 c^c^ 'Vi2> above Lloa 11000 f.; 1 male & 2 females Febr., 

 April and Aug Pichincha 11000 f.; 1 (^ 7?' western side of 

 Mojanda 10000 i.; I <^ 'Vs, near Cumbaya river, 8000 f. 



Columba goodsoni Hart. — 1 ad. ^"/s? 1 J^"^* * 4» Grualea 

 5000 f. Wing of the former 154, of the latter 146 mm. 



Columba plumbea bogotensis Berl. & Le verk. — 4 males 

 and 2 females in different months from March to Dec. Mindo, 

 5500—6000 f. Wing 167—174 mm. 



Columba subvinacea berlepschi Hart. — 1 (^ ^/s, Nanegal 

 6000 f.; 1 juv. "Z^, Gualea 5000 f. Wing of the former 146, 

 of the latter 143 mm. ^ 



Zenaida auriculata Des Murs. — 5 males from outside 

 Quito, 9400 — 9500 f.; 2 males and 1 female from Cumbaya 

 6 miles east of Quito, 8000 f.; 1 (^ & 1 ? from Chaupicruz 

 4 miles north of Quito. 



This species is found near Quito the whole year according 

 to Consul Söderström. A semialbinistic specimen from 

 Quito is very påle, but has nevertheless retained the metallic 

 g] oss on the sides of the neck. The local name of this bird is 

 »Tortola ». 



Chaemepelia passerina quitensis Todd. — 3 males and 



3 females from Zambiza 6 miles northeast of Quito, 7500 f. 

 July to Oct.; 1 (^ & 1 $ ^/g, Pomasqui 12 miles north of Quito 

 8500 f.; 6 males and 3 females from Cumbaya; July to Sept.; 

 1 (^ & 1 $ Ve from Tumbaco, 7600 f. 



»Found in all dry and sandy places, mostly in July and 

 Aug. They always run on the ground and do not fly much. » 



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