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side greyish white ; wings purplish brown ; under plumage 

 deep rufous, with a broad blackish purple band (re of an inch 

 in width) entirely crossing the breast ; ear-coverts black ; super- 

 ciliary line rufous; upper mandible black, lower orange red 

 becoming paler towards the end, the extreme tip black; iris 

 black ; feet yellow. 



Length 3r 5 ff inches ; wing lrV ; bill H ; tail 1. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



IZemarJcs. — Resembles P. episcopus, Gould, but is smaller 

 and dark green above, that species being golden brown ; it 

 may be distinguished from all the small species by its orange 

 red under mandible. 



Glaucis affinis. 



The Allied Hermit. 



Top of the head dark brown, back and wing-coverts shining 

 grass green ; upper tail-coverts fringed with greyish rufous ; 

 chin dark brownish grey ; centre of throat dull brownish 

 rufous ; side's of the neck and breast dull dark green inter- 

 mixed with rufous ; abdomen and sides pale rufous ; under tail- 

 coverts white, with their centres very pale fawn color ; two 

 central tail feathers dark green tipped with white, inside of 

 which is a narrow black band, the other tail feathers are chest- 

 nut red for two-thirds their length from the base, remaining 

 part purplish black with white tips ; wings purplish brown ; 

 upper mandible black, lower yellow with the tip black ; iris 

 black ; feet pale yellow. 



Length 4£ inches ; wing 2&; bill lfV; tail IS. 

 Habitat. — Ecuador. 



Remarks. — This species is a near ally of G. hirsutus, and it 

 is with some hesitation I have ventured to characterize it as 



