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32. Basileuterus nigrivertex Salvin, Nov. Zool. ii. p. 3. 

 Six males and three females from Intag, Gualea^ and 



Milligalli, W. Ecuador. Shot in July^ August, and Sep- 

 tember. The wings vary in length in the males. The 

 females have a brownish-yellow line over the eyes^ while the 

 crown is brownish black, and does not extend so far back as 

 in the males. 



33. Basileuterus castaneiceps Scl. et Salv. (Sharpe, B. 

 M. C. B. X. p. 389.) 



c^ . Baeza, E. Ecuador. This single specimen was brought 

 down at the same shot as an example of Calliste cyaneicollis. 



34. Basileuterus auricularis Sharpe, B. M. C. B. x. 

 p. 380. 



2 c?s, 1 ? . Gualea and Canzacota, about 6000 feet. The 

 female appears to have a considerably longer bill than the 

 male. 



35. Setophaga ruticilla (L.). 



We shot two specimens of this bird in the yard at the back 

 of the inn in which we stopped in Ibarra, 6600 feet, on our 

 way down to Quito in June, others at Mindo, W. Ecuador, 

 in November, and more at Papallacta, 1 1,500 feet, E. Ecuador, 

 in February. 



36. Setophaga bairdi (Salv.) ; Sharpe, B. M. C. B. x. 

 p. 423. 



These birds were very plentiful on the western side of 

 Corazon above Milligalli in September at 8000 feet. I 

 constantly noticed them hanging head downwards from a twig 

 to reach at insects below them. We also shot specimens on 

 the western side of Pichincha up to 12,000 feet, but never 

 once saw one on any other side of that mountain. They were 

 also abundant at Papallacta, E. Ecuador, in February. 



37. Setophaga verticalis (Lafr. & D^Orb.). 



West side of Pichincha and Papallacta. There seems, 

 however, to be a slight difference in the eastern and western 

 forms. According to our skins, the western birds have the 

 forehead slate-colonr, with a black centre to each feather. 



