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Zamelodia ludoviciana Lin. — I ^ ^"/lo 1910; 1 J ^Vio 1^10, 

 below Calacali, road to Nanegal, 9000 f. As far as known 

 to Consul SÖDERSTRÖM only these two specimens have been 

 caught during the last fourty years. 



Catamenia analoides Lafr. — 1 J Vio» 1 ? Vio» 1 6 ^^lo? ^ 

 ^ juv. (in streaked transitory plumage) ^7io» Quito in garden; 

 2 å^ '% 2 c^c^, 1 ? Vii, Tumbaco 7800 L, I ^ ''!,„ Cumbaya, 

 8000 f. »Found at localities mentioned and at Calacali from 

 July to November plentifully. It feeds on the dry grass seeds. 

 Generally in pairs, but more of ten one or two males together. » 

 (L. S.) 



Saltator maximus T. L. S. Muller. — 2 c^c^, 1 $ ^y^, road 

 to Nanegal, 7—8000 f. 



Saltator atripennis Sclater. — 3 c^c^, 1 $ "^1^, road to 

 Gualea, 7000 f. 



Saltator striatipectus striatipectus Lafr. (fide Hellmayr). 

 — 1 ? ^Vg, road to Gualea, 7000 f. 



Spinus capitalis Cab. — 2 c^c^, 1 $ -^s, Quito, in garden; 



1 c^, 1 ? V^, 1 ? %, Tumbaco, 7500 f.; 1 d^, ^Vt, 1 c^ Vs^ Chau- 

 picruz, 9300 f . »Also found at Cumbaya, sings very prettily, 

 flies in flocks of from 3 to 20 or more, feeds on seeds.» (L. S.) 



Sycalis arvensis luteiventris Meyer. — 1 c^ ^7,, 1 J, 1 $ 

 "Viij Ichimbia, above Quito, eastern side, 9600 f. These speci- 

 mens have only very slight and faint traces of white on the 

 outer tail-feathers. 



Brachyspiza capensis peruviana Less. — 2 <^^, 1 ? ^2» 



2 c^c^, 1 $ %, Quito; 1 c^, 1 $ ^U, Cumbaya, 8000 f. »Found 

 all över the interiör, but does not enter the forests, becomes 

 very tame.» (L. S.) An albino of this species with the wings 

 and tail partly normally coloured and with remains of the 

 chestnut and black colour marks has been collected Via ^t 

 Quito. Consul Söderström remarks about this, that some- 

 times whole families of »white sparrows» are found, but the 

 natives always kill them, whenever they see t hem. 



Arremonops conirostris chrysoma Sclater. — 1 J '"°/i, 

 1 S 'Vs, above Mindo, 6500—7000 f.; 1 J 'u, 1 ? 'V4, road to 

 Nanegal, 6000—6500 f. 



Phrygilus unicolor d'Orb. & Lafr. — 2 ^(^, 1 $ -%, 1 o", 



