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found above it ; tlie range extends from that river to the 

 Maranon. We never saw these birds away from the river- 

 banlvs, and they were generally sitting on the trees which over- 

 hung the water or flying along close to the surface. Iris dark 

 reddish brown. Sides of the mandible yellow at the base. 



134. CORYPHOSPINGUS CRUENTUS (LeSS.), 



One female shot at Santo Domingo in the fruit-trees near the 

 hut. The stomach contained what looked like grass-seeds. 



135. SpODIORNIS JARDINII (Scl.) . 



One male from Milligalli, West Ecuador (6000 feet), in 

 September. 



136. Phrygilus unicolor (Lafr. & D'Orb.). 



Five males and. four females. This bird was fairly 

 numerous around Quito, especially in the hedges on the 

 El Egido plain to the north of the city. We also found 

 it at Aloag, a village above Machachi, about 9500 feet. 



137. Phrygilus ocularis Scl. 



Found in the fields around Quito and the Chillo Valley, 

 in small flocks, in November and December. 



138. Phrygilus alaudinus (Kittl.). 



Met with in company with P. ocularis, but not so 

 numerous. 



139. Catamenia analoides (Lafr.). 



Three males and two females from the environs of Quito 

 and the Chillo Valley. These birds are often kept in cages 

 in Quito, as they have a nice song. The young males seem 

 to be greyer than the females. 



140. Catamenta homochroa Scl. 



Three males and one female. This bird is met with along 

 the hedgerows in the vicinity of Quito, In November, 

 when other members of the genus were in flocks, we found 

 this species as a rule in pairs only among the thicker bushes 

 and hedges. 



141. ZONOTRICHIA PILEATA (Bodd.). 



Common in Quito, where it takes the place of our domestic 



