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Confined to the eastern side of the eastern Andes, and we secured a large series 
at Bacza in INIarch, most of them tlien being in beautiful plumage. They feed on 
tlie thnvers of a high tree, so that we had to use a gun to secure them, which is a 
pity as it often spoils their long tails. Local name, "Cola verde" — green tail. 
CYANOLESBIA COELESTIS (Gould). 
Cynanthus ccelestis Gould, Introd. Troch., 1861, j). 102. 
Cpanoleshia ccelestis Sai^vis, Catbirds Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, p. 1.39. 
Twent3'-one specimens, from Gualea and Milligalli, .west Ecuador. 
Confined to the western side, and in beautiful plumage in August and September. 
Their favorite flowers seem to be those of the papayia tree, but in some localities 
we found them feeding only on the coffee flowers. Their stomachs also contained 
insects, which I have seen them fly into the air and take on the wing. Local 
name, " Cola azul " — blue tail. 
PSALIDOPRYMNA VICTORIAS AEQUATORIALIS (Boucard). 
Leshia sequaiorialis Boucaed, Humming Bird, III, 1893, p. 8. 
Psalidopryinna victoriae aequatorialis Hartert, Novit. Zool., VI, 1899, p. 74. 
Fifty-six specimens, from the following- localities in Ecuador: 
Quito; north of Quito; Chillo Valle}"; Aloag; Mojanda; Jaml)illo; road 
to Papallacta: near Julcan: Padregal. Even with this iine series it is 
not very eas}' to distinguish aifipudoi'iallx from true rlcfortat^ but its 
axerage characters are probably sufficient to entitle it to recognition. 
Very common in the gardens of Quito and its neighborhood, but not observed by 
us at elevations above 10,000 feet nor below 8,000. They are very tame, and appear 
to Ijreed nearly all the year round, Deceml)er and January being the only months 
when we did not find their nests. The nest is loosely constructed and rather slipper- 
shaped, un<l we found them in all sorts of i^ositions, chiefly among the creepers on 
old walls, l)ut also one in a fuchsia bush, as well as many others suspended from the 
ends of the branches of large eucalyptus trees, but always well concealed. The female 
sits in the nest with the tail turned up over the back. Although these birds feed 
indiscriminately from all the flowers in the gardens, they certainly prefer the fuchsia, 
and one can see all the \moi>ened buds pierced in many places at the base of the 
calyx by these birds' bills. At the close of the day, especially after rain, numbers 
of the birds fly about in the gardens, and it is curious to observe the way in which 
they turn up their long tails often nearly parallel with the body, while the usual 
jiosition when feeding is to hold it at right angles to the body. I did not once observe 
them spread the tail-feathers out when flying. When courting, the males fly straight 
up into the air, almost out of sight, like an arrow shot from a bow, singing a 
remarkal)ly melodious song, and then return again to chase the females about the 
garden. So tame are these birds in the towns that I have often secured them by 
pinching the Imse of the flower together when one had its bill inside, but I always 
gave l)irds so obtained their freedom again. Local name, "Cola larga" — long tails. 
One specimen we shot I think nuist have had a record tail for length. 
PSALIDOPRYMNA GOULDI GRACILIS (Gould). 
Tr(tchUu!< {Leshia) gracilis Gov lv, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1846, j). 86. 
J'salldoprymna goiildi gracilis Haktert, Novit. Zool., VI, 1899, p. 75. 
Twenty-four specimens, from Papallacta, Pichincha. and the west 
side of Corazon, Ecuador. This foi-m ditt'ers from true I\ gouldl of 
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