Descriptions of Seven JVew Species of Humming-Birds. 259 



I have named this species after its discoverer, Mr. "Win. E. 

 Moore, as a tribute to his enterprise and indefatigable persever- 

 ance in accomplishing a journey across the entire continent of 

 South America near the Equator, unaided, and for a great 

 portion of the way unaccompanied, except by Indian guides. 



Phaethornis villosu§. 



The Shaggy Hermit. 



Upper plumage dark bronzy green, inclining to dark brown 

 on the head ; upper tail-coverts dark green, with crescentic 

 markings of blackish brown near the end of each feather, which 

 terminate with grey slightly tinged with rufous ; tail very dark 

 green at the base for half its length, and as far as this color 

 extends the shafts are white, except on the two central ones, 

 where they are dark ; remaining portion of the tail brownish 

 black, with the lateral feathers narrowly edged with white on 

 their inner webs near the end, and a broader mark of Avhite on 

 the corresponding edge of the outer webs, the projecting ends of 

 the central feathers gradually facie into white ; a greyish line 

 behind the eye, also one running underneath it ; ear-coverts 

 blackish brown ; neck and breast ashy brown intermixed with 

 greyish white, producing a very rough, shaggy appearance ; a 

 distinct white line runs from the bill down the centre of the 

 throat to the breast ; abdomen greyish white ; under tail- 

 coverts ashy brown with white margins ; wings purplish 

 brown ; upper mandible black, lower yellow at the base for 

 nearly two-thirds its length, remainder blackish ; iris black ; 

 feet yellow. 



Length 5f inches ; wing 2^ ; bill li ; tail 2|. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. Santa Fe de Bogota. 



Remarks. — This bird seems closely allied to P. hispidus 

 Gould, but is smaller and has not the uniformly colored under 



