the Species of the Genus Pipreola. 167 



This species is most common in " Bogota " collections, aud 

 was originally based upon specimens from that locality. Mr. 

 Salmon's skins from the state of Antioquia likewise belong 

 to this form ; and I cannot distinguish examples from the 

 vicinity of Quito and other districts of Western Ecuador, 

 though at high elevations in Ecuador the next form seems 

 to be also found. 



2. Pipreola melanol^ema. 



Pipreola melanolcema, Sclater, Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser, 2, 

 xvii. p. 469; P. Z. S. 1860, p. 67; et Cat. Am. B. p. 254; 

 Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 628, et 1870, p. 781 ; Nomencl. 

 p. 58. 



Euchlorornis melanoleema, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. ii. 

 p. 103. 



Supr^ viridis, capite nigro, secundariis extiis albo termi- 

 natis ; subtus ad medium pectus saturate nigra, fascia 

 irregulari colli utrinque et abdomine medio flavis : late- 

 ribus viridietflavomixtis : rostro et pedibus rubris : long, 

 tota 7"5, alee 3'6, caudse 3'1. Fern, pileo et cervice viri- 

 dibus dorso concoloribus, et fascia cervicis lateralis nulla 

 diversa. 

 Hab. Venezuela and Eastern Ecuador. 

 Mus. P. L. S. et S.-G. 



Obs. Sp. a prsecedente capite et collo undique nigris dis- 

 tinguenda. 



This is a barely separable form of the last species, originally 

 established upon specimens from Venezuela. Hr. Goering 

 obtained examples of it both near Caracas and at Merida. 



In Ecuador the same form would appear to occur occa- 

 sionally at high altitudes ; at least I cannot distinguish the 

 specimen obtained at Chillanes in 1858 by Fraser from the 

 Venezuelan bird ; and Mr. Buckley's skins from Intaj like- 

 wise belong to this form. 



3. Pipreola viridis. 



Ampelis viridis, Lafr. et D'Orb. Syn. Av. p. 40; D'Orb. 

 Voy. p. 298, t. XXX. ; Tsch. F. P. Aves, p. 135. 



Pipreola melanoleema, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1873, pp. 186, 

 780. 



