158 A FLYING TRIP TO THE TEOPICS. 



53. Ceryle AMERICANA (Gmel.). Brazilian Green Kingfisher. 



These three kino-fishers we found abundant from the mouth of 

 the Maofdalena until we left the river at Honda. The last was 

 not so common as the first two ; but we found it at Guaduas, 

 where we did not see the others. Sharpe, Man. of the AJcedi- 

 nidce, vol. 1. 



54. Centurus terricolor (V. Berl.). Berlepsch's Woodpecker. 



My brother shot a specimen at Guaduas, where I also saw sev- 

 eral. I saw one enter a hole in a dead tree, so it was probably 

 nesting'. At Barranquilla and at Honda I saw various wood- 

 peckers, but did not obtain specimens. 



55. Stenopsis ruficervix (Scl.). Rufous-necked Goat-sucker. 



We found a small flock of these among some stunted bushes 

 near Barranquilla, and obtained two females. PI. 14, P. Z. S. 

 186G. 



56. Nyctidromus albicollis (Gmel.). " Parauque." 



I saw but the one which I shot on the Magdalena on June 28. 

 At night, along the river, we often heard the cries of various 

 night-birds, some of them very like our " whip-poor-will." 



57. Nyctibius grandis (Gmel.). Grand Potoo. 



I saw but the one which my brother shot below Yeguas on 

 July 16. 



58. Glaucis hirsuta (Gmel.). 



I saw a good many of these humming-birds along the river. 

 They were in the heavy forests, and fed on the blossoms of a 

 species of canna which grew in the glades near the water. A 

 female that I shot on June 28 had white feathers scattered about 

 among the green of the back. On the same day I found one of 

 their nests, but it did not contain eggs. It was woven to the 

 swinging tip of a plantain leaf. Humming-birds. Gould's Mono- 

 (jrapli. 



59. Ph^thornis superciliosus (Linn.). 



I saw two or three in Guaduas, and shot one which was in 

 poor plumage. 



