180 Mr. P. L. Sclater on the 



Museum {Euscarthmus fernandezensis of Mr. Gray's Hand-list), 

 whence the figure (PI. VII. fig. 1) has been taken. 



2. OxYURUs MASAFUERiE (Plate VII. fig. 2). 



Synallaxis masafuera^, Ph. et Landb., Wiegm. Arch. 1866, 

 pt. i. p. 124, et Cat. p. 13. 



This little bird was described by Philippi and Landbeck, in 

 one of their articles on new Chilian animals, published in Wieg- 

 man's Archiv. It is a close ally and representative of Oxyurus 

 spinicauda, a well-known Chilian form of Synallaxinse, the only 

 previously described species of the genus. 



0. masafuei'ce seems to be restricted to the island of which 

 it bears the name, as Dr. Philippics collectors never obtained 

 specimens in Mas-a-tierra, although they made a diligent search 

 for it. In Mas-afuera it is found in the woods in small flocks, 

 and has the same habits as its Chilian representative. 



For the opportunity of examining and figuring this species I 

 am indebted to the kindness of Mr. Wilson Saunders, who has 

 obliged me with the loan of two specimens, which were forwarded 

 to this country by Mr. Edwin Reed. These were, no doubt, 

 duplicates obtained by Dr. Philippics collector. 



3. EUSTEPHANUS FERNANDENSIS. 



Male. 

 Trochilus fei-nandemis, King, P. Z. S., 1830-1, p. 30. 

 Eustephanus fernandensis, Gould, Troch. iv. pi. 267. 



Female. 

 Trochilus stokesi, King, P. Z. S., 1830-1, p. 30. 

 Eustephanus stokesi, Gould, Troch. iv. pi. 266. 



Mr. Bridges, as I have already stated, seems to have been 

 well aware that these two very different-looking birds are the 

 male and female of the same species ; but either he did not in- 

 form Mr. Gould of it, or failed to convince him on the subject, 

 as we find no suspicion of the fact mentioned in the great work 

 on Humming-birds. 



In December, 1866, Mr. Landbeck, subdirector of the Na- 

 ♦ In Wiegmann's Archiv the specific term is misspelt " 7)iasafucrce." 



