1918. Catalogue of Birds of the Americas — Cory. 285 



Zodalia thaumasta Oberholser.^ Chillo Valley Comet. 



Zodalia thaumasta Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXIV, 1902, p, 338 

 (Illalo, Valley of Chillo, Ecuador). 



Range: Ecuador. 



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Genus AUGASTES Gould. 



Augastes Gould, Mon. Trochil., IV, sub. pi. 221, 1849 (Type Trochilus scutatus 

 Temminck). 



*Augastes scutatus Temminck. Natterer's Visor-bearer. 



Trochilus scutatus Temminck, PI. Col., 1824, pi. 299, Fig. 3 ("Brasil").'> 

 Trochilus superbus (nee. Shaw, 1802) Vieh-lot, Tabl. Enc. Meth., II, 1822, p. 



561. 

 Ornismya nattereri Lesson, Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, pp. 37, 75, pi. 16. 

 Augastes superbus Elliot, Syn. Trochil., 1879, p. 171; Salvin, Cat. Bds. Brit. 



Mus., XVI, 1892, p. 35; Hartert, Das Tierreich, 1900, p. 184. 



Range: Southeastern Brazil, 

 i: "Brazil." 



*Augastes lumachellus (Lesson). Hooded Visor-bearer. 



Ornismya lumachellus Lesson, Rev. Zool., 1838, p. 315 (Bahia). 



Augastes lumachellus Gould, Mon. Trochil., IV, 1849, pi. 222; Elliot, Syn. 



Trochil., 1879, p. 170; Salvin, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, p. 36; 



Hartert, Das Tierreich, p. 185. 



Range: Southeastern Brazil, 

 i: "Brazil." 



Genus SCHISTES Gould. 



Schistes Gould in Jardine's Contr. Orn., 1851, p. 140 (Type 5. albigulans Gould). 



*Schistes geoffroyi {Bourcier and Mulsant). , Geoffroy's Wedge-bill. 



Trochilus geoffroyi Bourcier and Mulsant, Ann. Sc. Phys. et Nat. Lyon, VI, 

 1843, p. 37, pi. 3 ("La Val6e de Cauca pres de Carthagene"). 



» Zodalia thaumasta Oberholser: Similar to Z. glyceria, but with no whitish 

 on any of the tail feathers; the glittering throat patch grass green (instead of olive); 

 bill longer; outer tail feather (in male) with black shaft and the outer web deep 

 brown. 



••For dates of publication of Temminck's "Planches Coloriees," cf. Sherborn, 

 Ibis, 1898, pp. 485-88. 



