Messrs. Salvin and Godman on Mexican Birds. 239 



Mr. Lloyd has sent us a single f6male specimen of this 

 Peuccea, which seems certainly distinguishable from any of 

 the allied forms of which P. boucai'di and P. ruficeps are 

 representatives. Though its size is not greater than that of 

 P. houcardi, the bill recalls that of some species of Haemo- 

 phila. The colour of the bill is probably due to season, the 

 type specimen having been shot April 18th, 1888; this can 

 only be ascertained on receipt of further specimens. 



H^MOPHILA ACUMINATA. 



Mrs. Smith's collection contains numerous specimens of 

 this little-knoAvn species, all of them shot at various places 

 on the Sierra Madre del Sur in the State of Guerrero, where 

 also the equally rare 



H^MOPHILA HUMERALIS 



occurs abundantly. 



^ H.EMOPHILA SUPERCILIOSA 



proves to be an exceedingly common species in the environs 

 of Mexico, and also near Puebla to the southward, and on 

 Popocatapetl up to an elevation of from 10,000 to 12,000 

 feet ; it also occurs on the Cofre de Perote, where it breeds 

 and whence we have young birds in first plumage shot in 

 July. It is likewise found in the States of San Luis Potosi 

 and Aguas Calientes, and has also been recorded from the 

 State of Durango. 



Rhyncophanes maccowni. 



We were unable [torn. cit. p. 420) to record this species 

 from Mexico with certainty ; we now know of its occurrence 

 well within our border, as Mr. Lloyd obtained specimens at 

 Julines near the city of Chihuahua. 



-h DeLATTRIA MARGARITA, Sp. n. 



D. henrici affinis, sed gutture violaceo (nee rosaceo) facile 

 distinguenda. 



Hab. Mexico, Omilteme in Sierra Madre del Sur, alt. 

 8000 feet {Mrs. H. H. Smith) . 



Mrs. Smith's collection contained several specimens of 

 this Delattria, which is probably confined in its range to the 



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