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are coloured as in normal females. It is possible, t hat these 

 specimens really are young males in juvenile plumage. al- 

 though by mistake labeled as females. 



Diglossa lafresnayi Boiss. — 1 c^ "/s, 1 ^ ^o/^^ 1 ^ 20/^^ 

 Lloa, 10000 f.; 1 (^ 'V2, c^ & ? '%, 1 ? %, Pichincha, 11000 f.; 

 1 c^Vö, Nono 10000 f.; c^, ? 'Ao, Tumbaco, 8000 f.; <S Vn at 

 river Machangara, 9200 i.; I ^ Vio' Cumbaya, along the river, 

 7600 f. 



Consul Söderström states, that this species occurs at 

 Lloa, Nono, Calacali, Tumbaco, Cumbaya etc., always in the 

 bushes particularly along the rivers and streams. 



Diglossa aterrima Lafr. — * (^ & ^ Vs. Lloa, 10000 f.; 2 

 öV V9, Calacali, same altitude; ^ & ? '7^, 1 c^ V„ 1 ? V^, 

 Tumbaco, 8000 f.; c^ & ? '%, at river Machangara, 9200 f.; 

 1 c^ 24/^, 1 ? Vg, 1 c^ i%o. Quito in garden, 9600 f. 



»Found at Quito, Tumbaco, Cumbaya, Lloa, Nono, Cala- 

 cali, etc, almost always single, feeds on the Fuchsia flowers, 

 fights always with the Hummingbirds.;> (L. S.) 



Diglossa alhilateralis Lafr. — 1 <^ ^74 > 1 c^ "/s' ^ ^ 3^^- 

 '%, road to Nanegal, 6000 i.; I ^ y„ near Mindo, 5500 f. This 

 species is said to be rather rare. It is probable, that a young 

 bird collected on the road to Nanegal belongs to this species. 

 It is stated to be a male. Above it is blackish with an oHve 

 tint, breast and belly are duU buff or ochraceous. Under 

 Aving-coverts and flanks white, but there is no white on the 

 ])end of the wing. 



Diglossa personata Fraser. — 2 (^(^ & 1 $ ^Vs' Lloa, 10000 

 f.; 1 (^ Vs, 1 ^ %, 1 c^ '% Nono, 10000 f.; c^ & $ '% Chin- 

 quil, 9000 f.; 2 (^^, 1 $ ^V^, beloAv Calacali, 9000 f. Concern- 

 ing this species Consul Söderström communicates, that it is 

 found at the locahties mentioned and also at Pichincha at an 

 altitude from 9000 to 12000 feet. 



Diglossa indigotica Scl. — I (^ ^j^, 1 S ^7io' 1 S j^v. "A, 

 road to Nanegal, 7000 f. The young bird is black, the new 

 feathers blue as in the adult, but with the feathers of the ju- 

 venile plumage only edged with dull bluish green. This species 

 is stated to be rare by Consul Söderström. 



C onir ostrum sitticolor Lafr. — <^ & 9 ^Vs^ ^^^^ Chinquil, 



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