1. DIGLOSSA. 9 



12. Diglossa albilateralis. 



Diglossa albilateralis, Lafr. Eev. Zuol. 1843, p. 99, et 1846, p. 317 ; 

 Sdater, P. Z. S. 1855, p. 138, et 1859, p. 138 ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 48; 

 id. Ibis, 1875, p. 21G, pi. v. tigs. 1 d' , 2 2 5 -S/J. Consp. i. p. 401 ; 

 Cassin, P>: Ac. Sc. Phil. 18G4, p. 275 ; Sd. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, 

 p. 780 ; iid. Nomend. p. 15 ; Wyatt, Ibis, 1871, p. 324 ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 

 1879, p. 224, 1880, p. 193 ; id.'Orn. Perou, i. p. 418 ; Salv. et Godm. 

 Ibis, 1880, p. 119 (S. Marta); Berl. J. f. 0. 1884, p. 285 (Biica- 

 ramanga) ; Perl, et Tacz. P. Z. S. 1884, p. 287 (W. Ecuador) ; 

 Tacz. et Perl. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 75 (Ecuador). 



Dark ciuereous ; axillaries, flanks, and under wing-coverts pure 

 ■white ; bill and feet black : whole length 4-5 inches, wing 2-3, tail 2. 

 Female. Dark rufous olive : wings and tail blackish, with the edges 

 of wing- coverts and secondaries rufescent ; below buffj' rufous, flanks 

 white. 



Hab. Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. 



The white flanks distinguish this widely spread species in both 

 sexes and in all ages. 



a, b. S 2 a^d. st. Venezuela {Dyson). Pui'cliased. 



c. cJ ad. sk. Aragua, Venezuela. Purchased. 



d, e. (S ad. et 5 jr. sk. Bogota. Sclater Coll. 



./") !J- d 2 ad. sk. Bogota. Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



h. 2 ad. sk. Antioquia (Sahnon). Purchased. 



i. 5 ad. sk. Antioquia {Salmon). Sclater Coll. 



j. cS ad. sk. Retiro, Antioquia {Sal- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



nion). 

 f'', I- d 2 ad. sk. Santa Elena, Antioquia Salvin-Godman Coll. 



{Salmon). 

 m. (S ad. sk. ; n. c5 Son Sebastian, U. S. C. Salviu-Godman Coll. 



jr. sk. {Simons). 



0. cJ ad. ; j). d jr. Jima, Ecuador {Buckleij). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



sk. 

 q. (S ad. sk. Pallatanga, Ecuador Sclater Coll. 



{Fraser). 

 r. cJjr.sk.; s. 2 ad. Puellaro, Ecuador (i^yase?-). Sclater CoU. 



sk. 

 t. c? ad.sk. Tambillo, Peru(<S'<ofc?wan?i). Sclater CoU. 



13. Diglossa plumbea. 



Diglossa plumbea, Cab. J. f. O. 1860, p. 411 ; Laivr. Ann. Lye. 

 N. Y. ix. p. 97 ; v. Frantz. J. f. O. 1869, p. 297 ; Salvin, P. Z. S. 

 1870, p. Is5 ; Cassin, Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1864, p. 275 ; Scl. et Salv. 

 Nomend. p. 15 ; Scl. Ibis, 1875, p. 217 ; Puucard, P. Z. S. 1878, 

 p. 64; Salu. et Godm. Biol. C.-A., Aves, i. p. 243, tab. xv. a. ligo-. 

 1 et 2. ^ 



Plumbeous, head darker ; wings and tail blackish ; below paler, 

 middle of bellj' whitish ; under wing-coverts cinereous ; bill black 

 at point, base of lower mandible pale ; feet hazel : whole length 

 4'3 inches, wing 2-2, tail 1'6. Female. Greyish olive ; wings and 

 tail blackish ; wing-coverts with rufous edgings. 



Hab. Costa Rica and Veragua. 



