460 



70. LOPHORNIS REGINA, Gould. 



Zamora, 1 ex. Irides black ; mandibles reddish flesh-colour with 

 black tips. Feeding on a large Guarumba tree. 



71. LeSBIA AMARYLLIS. 



Cuenca, 1 ex. 3 . "I saw a male of this species attacking a male 

 ' Chugo ' (Pheucticus chrysog astei') most pertinaciously, flying into 

 the air some 20 or 30 feet from the ground, and darting into the 

 bushes where the enemy was. The Chugo had to retreat under 

 cover." 



72. Lesbia gracilis (Gould), P. Z. S. 1846, p. 86. 

 Cuenca, 5 ex. 



" It is difficult to get a sufficient distance from these birds to 

 shoot them, on account of their quickness and uneasiness of motion. 

 They would seldom be seen but for their constant chirping and the 

 humming of their wings." 



73. Thalurania tschudii, Gould, MS. — Trochilus furcatus, 

 Tsch. nee auct. 



Irides dark hazel ; bill and feet black. Gualaquiza and Zamora. 



74. Chrysuronia cenone (Less.). 

 Zamora, 1 sp. S • Irides black. 



75. Thaumantias linn^ei. 



Zamora, 2 ex. 3 et 5 . Feeding on the Guarumba trees. Irides 

 black. 



76. PlAYA MEHLERI, Bp. 



Gualaquiza and Zamora, 3 ex. Irides red ; naked space in front, 

 behind and over the eyes red, below bluish flesh-colour. From the 

 bush about 10 feet above the ground, and the thinly-clad trees. 

 Stomachs contain grylli, beetles and insects. 



77. Melanerpes hirundinaceus (Gm.). 

 Gualaquiza. Irides deep straw-colour. 



78. Dryocopus ALBiROSTRis(VieilL) ; Spix, Av. Bras. i.p. 56, 

 pi. 45. 



Gualaquiza. Irides orange. 



79. Rhamphastos culminatus, Gould. 

 Gualaquiza, cf . 



80. Piontjs menstruus (Linn.). 



Zamora, Jan. 1858, 1 ex., $, with an egg ready to lay. Irides 

 black. " Sitting on a lofty solitary dead stump, I mistook it for a 

 Falcon." 



HI. Zenaida hypoleuca, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 83. — (sufficiently 

 agrees with the type in the British Museum). 



