1873.'] COLLECTED IN HIGH PERU. 189 



middle of throat ; tail-feathers very much elongated and of a bur- 

 nished blue and green on upper surface ; greater part of body and 

 back dull green. J 



Length 4f in., bill | in., wing 2| in. 



6. Adelomyia chlorospila, Gould, Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser. 4, 



San Antonio, July 5th, 1871.— Shot in the open glade where the 

 preceding specimens were obtained. I took them at first for females 

 but could not quite understand that females would fight with such 

 fury as I saw these doing ; so that, to satisfy my curiosity, I shot two 

 ot them, and, upon opening the bodies for the purpose of seeing 

 contents of stomach, found to my surprise that both were males 

 Plumage on back green ; throat and breast light brown, with green 

 spots on throat ; tail-feathers tipped with light brown ; bill black • 

 legs, toes, claws, and eye black. 



Length 3^ in., bill T ^ in., wing 2^ in. 



7. Aphantochroa hyposticta, Gould, P. Z. S. 1862, p. 124. 

 San Antonio, July 5th, 1871— Shot at the same spot as the 



preceding. It was perched on the dead branch of a tree. Bill 

 black ; legs, toes, claws, and eye black. 

 Length A\ in., bill 1 in., wing 2| in. 



8. Phaethornis guyi, Less. 



San Antonio, July 10th, 1871.— Rare. Frequents the flowers 

 ot the tobacco-plant, towards the dusk of the evening. In the day- 

 time rarely seen in the clearing, but frequents the flowers in gloomy 

 recesses of the forest. Bill, upper mandible black, lower bright 

 vermilion, point black ; eye, legs, toes, and claws black. Plumage 

 dull ; two outer tail-feathers broad, and longer than the rest, termi- 

 nating in a fine white point half an inch long. 



Length 5| in., bill lg in., wing 2\ in. 



9. Heliothrix auritus. 



Cosnipata, July 20th, 1871.— This bird was shot in the clearing 

 hovering over a flowering shrub. It is rare and was first seen during 

 the journeys to Cosnipata. Bill black, legs and feet brown, claws 

 black, eye black ; back glittering green, underside from base of 

 lower mandible to tip of tail white, with faint black spots on throat 

 and breast. 



Length 5§ in., of bill J in., wing 2| in. 



The succeeding species were all obtained at Ccachipata, at the 

 commencement of the eastern wood-region, at an elevation of 1 1 000 

 feet, in October and November 1871. 



10. DOCIMASTES ENSIFER. 



This bird was found feeding off a red tubular-shaped flower. One 

 specimen only obtained, but several more seen. It is not at all timid 

 and is easily approached : but it takes long flights; and bv the time 



