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in the darker colouring of the head and face, and in the deeper tint 

 of the back and rump ; the latter part is moreover ornamented with a 

 patch of blood-red, which has suggested the specific name oihcemato- 

 pygia as an appropriate appellation ; it also differs from M. Gebleri 

 in being destitute of the orange-red mark on the shoulders. 



MONTIFRINGILLA H.«MATOPYGIA. 



Face and forehead brownish black, gradually blending into the 

 light greyish brown of the upper surface ; rump stained with blood- 

 red ; upper tail-coverts brown, tipped Avith dull white ; tail dark 

 brown, each feather margined externally with white ; wing-coverts 

 hoary ; wings dark brown, the first four primaries narrowly edged 

 with white, the next five primaries with a broad streak of white along 

 the basal portion of their external webs, terminating in a line with 

 the extremities of the secondaries, which are externally fringed with 

 hoary ; spurious wing dark brown, margined at the base with whitish ; 

 under surface very light brown, gradually becoming paler, until on 

 the under tail-coverts the hue is buffy white ; bill and feet bluish 

 black. 



Total length, &\ inches ; bill, f ; wing, 4^ ; tail, 2\ ; tarsi, 1. 



3. On some new species of Trochilid^. 

 By John Gould, F.R.S. 



Mr. Gould exhibited some remarkably fine examples of the Tro- 

 chilus Jardinii of Bourcier, and then characterized the following 

 species : — 



TrOCHILUS ( ?) AMABILIS. 



Crown of the head shining metallic green ; chin black ; breast 

 beautiful shining blue, with a line of lustrous green commencing at 

 the angle of the bill, passing down the sides of the neck and sur- 

 rounding the base ; upper surface bronzy green ; tail-coverts and 

 central tail-feathers greenish bronze ; lateral tail-feathers brownish 

 black ; wings purplish brown ; under surface like the upper, but less 

 brilliant ; centre of abdomen and under tail-coverts grey, the centre 

 of the latter bronzy green. 



Total length, 3f inches ; bill, f ; wing, 2\; tail, 1^. 



Hah. New Grenada. 



Remark. — About the size of T. albirostris. 



Phaethornis griseogularis. 



Head, upper surface and wing-coverts bronzy brown ; upper tail- 

 coverts rufous ; ear-coverts blackish brown ; wings purple brown ; 

 base of the tail dark brown, the apical third of the two central feathers 

 dark grey, tipped with white, the apical third of the next feather on 

 each side grey on the inner web, buff on the outer web, and tipped 

 with white ; the three lateral feathers on each side tipped with buff ; 

 under surface sandy buff, with a wash of dull grey down the chin and 

 a crescent of black across the breast ; upper mandible black ; basal 



