364 Genera of Hiimmincr Birds. 



chestnut ; in fact, when the tail is closed and viewed from 

 beneath, it appears to be entirely black, the under-coverts 

 concealing the buf^ colouring. 



493. Glaucis ROJASI, n.sp. 

 Rojas Hermit. 



le Glaucis de Rojas. 



Habitat. — Caracas, Venezuela. 



This species is very closely allied to the preceding one, 

 but has the abdomen buffy-gray, and the bill shorter. 



Total length, 4|in. Wing, 2f. Tail, if. Culmen, \\. 



Type in my collection. 



It was sent to me by my friend Doctor Carlos Rojas, an 

 ■enthusiastic naturalist, who collected the specimens sent to 

 me, in Caracas. I have much pleasure in dedicating this 

 species to him. 



494. Glaucis roraimae, n.sp. 

 Roraima's Hermit. 

 Glaucis de Roraima. 



Habitat. — Roraima Mountains, British Guiana. 



Male. — Upperside shining green, darker on head, and 

 golden on lower part of back, rump, and uppertail-coverts, 

 each feather on these last parts being margined with blackish- 

 brown, giving them a scaly appearance. Median rectrices 

 shining bronzy -green, with scarcely-visible brownish band 

 near the tips, which are white. Laterals red chestnut at base, 

 with a broad sub-terminal bronzy-black bar and broad white 

 tips, outermost rectrice margined with brownish-black on 

 outer web. All the rectrices pointed. Chin grayish-buff, 

 passing to dark bufT on throat, breast, and flanks. Lower 

 part of breast and abdomen dark sooty-gray. Sides of throat 

 washed with shining green feathers. Undertail-coverts buff, 

 margined with grayish - white. Wings purplish - brown. 

 Secondaries and tertiaries tipped or margined with buffy- 

 white. Maxilla black. Mandible flesh-colour with tip. 



Total length, 5-g-in. Wing, 2\. Tail, i |-. Culmen, i|-. 



Female. — Exactly coloured like the male but the colour of 

 the throat and flanks is of a paler buff and the abdomen and 



