488 MR. p. L. SCLATER ON THE BIRDS OF LIMA. [Apr. 5, 



10,000 feet. Food minute coleopterous insects. I rides black. 

 Total length 4^ inches, wing 2^^. 



" P.S. I have since received two more examples ; all three are 

 females."— W. N. 



10. Ramphomicron olivaceum (Lawr.). 



Ramphomicron olivaceum, Elliot, Syn. Troch. p. 158. 



Mr. Nation sends a female example of this scarce bird, of which I 

 have a male obtained bv Jelski at Junin, Peru (cf. Tacz. P. Z. S. 

 1874, p. 544.) 



" A male and female of this species were shot on the western side 

 of the Cordillera at an altitude of 15,600 feet. The scaly luminous 

 feathers, which are only present in the male, have, according to the 

 position in which the bird is held in the light, three different colours : 

 the upper ones are greenish, the middle ones scarlet, and the lower 

 ones blue. I have sent you the female. Food exceedingly small 

 coleopterous insects. Total length 4^^- inches, wing 3f^y. Irides 

 bjack."— W. N. 



11. Metallura opaca (Tsch.). 



Metallura opaca, Elliot, Syn. Troch. p. 1()3. 



Metallura cupreicauda, Gould, Mon. Troch. iii. pi. 191. 



"Female. This Humming-bird is found on the western side of the 

 Cordillera, at an altitude of from 8000 to 15,000 feet. I have re- 

 marked that each individual has one or two white feathers, sometimes 

 on the head and sometimes on the back, but never in the same place 

 in two individuals. The contents of the stomach of many birds are 

 minute coleopterous insects. Total length 4f\j- inches, wing 2Y^^i-. 

 Irides black."— W. N. 



12. CoLAPTES RUPicoLA, d'Orb. Voy. dans I'Am. mer. p. 

 377, t. Ixii. fig. 1. 



This example agrees nearly with Mr.Whitely's skins from South 

 Peru; but the pectoral spots are rather more cordate, thus showing 

 an approach to the form recently described by M. Taczanowski as 

 O. stolzmanni (P. Z. S. 1880, p. 209). 



" This bird is found on the eastern side of the Cordillern, on plains 

 without any thing in the shape of trees or bushes, at an altitude of 

 12,170 feet. In 1851 I saw it singly and in pairs on the rocks, 

 and occasionally clinging to the rude stone walls of the few huts, 

 where, in the crevices, perhaps it makes its nest. I thought it ex- 

 ceedingly fearless. I found in its stomach many large larva; exceeding 

 an inch in length, and some bits of stones. The total length of the 

 adult male is I4y-^ inches, wing 7-fQ- Irides pure yellow. Sexes 

 similar ; spots on the female rather smaller and duller." — W. N, 



