1^8 Bangs, The Hummingbirds of Colombia. [April 



These have been described by me in three papers in the Pro- 

 ceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Vol. XII. 

 (See Auk, XV, p. 339, and XVI, p. 90.) 



Most interesting among the local birds of the Sierra Nevada 

 de Santa Marta are the Hummingbirds. No less than six species 

 peculiar to these mountains are now known. Most of these 

 appear to be rare and local, and to breed high up in the moun- 

 tains, migrating in winter down to lower altitudes. Mr. Brown 

 took, in all, examples of seventeen species of Hummingbirds, and 

 although he discovered one remarkable new species, secured 

 examples of but two of the five local species previously known. 



The species supposed to be peculiar to the Santa Marta Moun- 

 tains are as follows : 



Panychlora russata Salv. & Godm. Originally described from 

 ten specimens collected by Simons in the Sierra Nevada de Santa 

 Marta. Mr. Brown took six adults, at San Miguel and Palomina 

 in May and June, and two females at Santa Marta in February, 

 1898. These last two I was unable to identify at the time and 

 never recorded until now. 



Anthocephala floriceps (Gould) . Described from a specimen 

 taken at San Antonio by an orchid collector. Simons took one 

 at San Jos6, and Brown one at Pueblo Viejo. These three speci- 

 mens are I believe all that are known. 



Another species of this genus, A. berlepschi Salv., is found in 

 the Bogota region, differing from A. floriceps by having white 

 instead of brown tips to the rectrices. 



Oxypogon cyanolcemus Salv. & Godm. Described from five 

 skins taken by Simons at 11,000 feet altitude in the Sierra. 

 Not taken by Brown. 



Rhamphomicren dorsale Salv. & Godm. Described from two 

 specimens of Simons's collecting. Not taken by Brown. 



Campylopterus phainopeplus Salv. and Godm. Described from 

 Simons's ten specimens. Mr. Brown did not get this Hummer. 



Lencuria phalerata Bangs. Described from one specimen 

 taken by W. W. Brown, Jr., June 17, 1898, at Macotama. The 

 type and only specimen is here figured (Plate II). 



Of the capture of this beautiful Hummer Mr. Brown wrote me : 

 " After a difficult march through the forest, the way barred by 



