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only the end of the Chillo Valley nearest to the volcano. That they are exceedingly 
rare is quite certain, for though we were constantly out there for two nionths, and had 
shooters out besides, we saw none but the one pair secured. 
SCHISTES ALBOGULARIS Gould. 
Schisies alhogularis Goulo, Contr. Orn., 1851, p. 140. 
Fourteen specimens, all from Milligalli, west Ecuador. September, 
1898. Among them are four white-throated birds, one of which is 
evidenth' an immature male, the others adult females, thus leaving 
little doubt of the correctness of Mr. Salvin's opinion,^ 
They evidently occur only periodically at IMilligalli, for during the month of Septem- 
ber we shot 14 there in fine plumage; while a few weeks later we failed to find one in 
their old haunts, although the flowers they fed on were still in bloom. This was the 
only place we met with them. Local name, "Orejas de fuego" — fire ears. 
HELIOTHRIX AURITUS (Gmelin). 
Trochilus auritiis GmeJjH^, Syst. Nat., I, 1788, p. 493. 
Heliothryx auritns Boie, Isis, 1831, p. 547. 
Two adult males from Archidona, Rio Napo. April, 18H9. One of 
these has a decided coppery tinge on the nape. 
HELIOTHRIX BARROTI (Bourcier). 
Trochihis harroti Bocrcier, Rev. Zool., 1843, p. 72. 
Heliothrix harroti Gray, Genera Birds, I, 1848, p. 115. 
Fourteen specimens, eight of them males, all from Santo Domingo, 
west Ecuador; September and October, 1898. 
No specimens from the type locality of this species, Carthagena, 
United States of Colombia, have been available, but these Ecuador 
examples seem to be indistingidshable from Panama and Yeragua 
specimens, with which true Ilejiothrh' barrotl is undoubtedly identical. 
Birds from Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica, however, have 
much longer wings and tails, slightlv longer bills, and more restricted 
bluish purple crown patches, ditierences sufficient to entitle them to 
subspecitic separation. There is no name available for this form since 
Heliotlirix puTpuTeicep^ Gould, ^ from Papayan, Colombia, and Helio- 
thrix violifrous Gould, ^ from Veragua, belong lioth to true Heliothrix 
harroti. The . Central American race may therefore be called Ilelio- 
thrix harroti alincius.^ 
^Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, p. 35. 
-Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1855, p. 87. 
='Introd. Troch., 1861, p. 122. 
*New subspecies; type, No. 33649, U.S.N.M., Choctun, Vera Paz, Guatemala, 1862; 
O. Salvin. Crown and post-auricular patch metallic bluish purple; restof upper surface 
brilliant grass green with a golden tinge in places; wings blackish slate, the coverts 
like the back; middle tail-feathers dark steel blue, the three outer pairs white; lores, 
cheeks, and auriculars, black; sides of cliin and throat glittering green; remainder 
of lower ]iarts white. Length of wing (type), 66 mm.; tail, 50 mm.; exposed cul- 
men, 17 mm. 
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