188 Recent Ornithological Publications. 



" common/' A list of rare birds, specimens of which, as of these 

 supposed new ones, were collected during the State Geological 

 Survey in this locality, is added. 



We have long lamented not being able to obtain any satisfac- 

 tory information relative to the exact localities whence the bird- 

 skins sent to Europe in such large numbers from Bogota are 

 procured. An article by M. de Geoffrey, Secretary of the French 

 Legation to the New-Granadian capital, lately published in the 

 second volume of Dr. Uricochea's * Contribuciones de Columbia 

 a las Ciencias e a las Artes,' gives some interesting details concern- 

 ing the Humming-birds of the district of Bogota *, and we trust 

 that M. de Geoffrey will extend his researches into the other 

 branches of the rich ornithology of that district. 



The number of Humming-birds known in the environs of 

 Bogota, M . de Geoffrey tells us, is 64. " Nous disons les environs 

 de Bogota," continues M. de Geoffrey, " car ce n'est guere, j\ 

 proprement parler, qu'un rayon d'une trentaine de lieues autour 

 de cctte capitale qui a ete exploite avec quelque soin par les 

 amateurs de cctte branche de I'ornithologie, et sous leur direc- 

 tion par les Indiens, chasseurs d'oiseaux." The localities whence 

 .the Indians bring Humming-birds' skins ai*e, as M. de Geoffrey 

 goes on to inform us, principally Choachi, and the route of the 

 Llanos as far as Villavicencio ; then Anolaima, La Mesa, Viota, 

 Fuzagazuga, Muzo, and La Palma. M. de Geoffrey, after a 

 general sketch of the altitudes at which the different generic 

 forms of the Humming-birds are usually found, gives a list of the 

 64 species, arranged according to Prince Bonaparte's catalogue 

 (Rev. Zool. 1854, p. 248), with details concerning the habits 

 and resorts of each of them. This paper should be consulted 

 by all those who are interested in Humming-birds, and we beg 

 leave particularly to recommend the author to the notice of 

 Mr. Gould. 



* " Note sur les Trochilidces de la Nouvellc Granade." Contr. de Col. 

 a 1. Cieuc. e Art, vol. ii. p. 3 (London, Triibner & Co.). 



