550 



of chin and throat wrinkled, and together with face and cere deep 

 orange. " Found in pairs on the plains. Stomachs contained mag- 

 gots, wheat, and vegetable matter. Said to be good eating. In 

 Ambato I saw two on the roof and one at the door of a mud hut." 



These specimens differ from the ordinary adult plumage of M. 

 megalopterus in having the belly and sides more or less spotted with 

 black. Perhaps they are not adult? 



50. Tinnuncultjs sparverius (Linn.). 



Matos, 2 ex. " Irides dark hazel : cere and naked space round 

 the eyes, legs, and feet yellow. Gizzard contained insects. Very 

 common on the Pajon of Chimborazo : feeds on the ground." 



51. Glaucidium ? 



Matos, 3 , 1 ex., " Avavavita." Irides, bill, legs, and feet yel- 

 low. In the stomach apparently the remains of a lizard. 



52. Cham^epelia granatina, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 77. 

 Riobamba, 1 ex. 



53. Zenaida hypoletjca, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 83. 

 Riobamba, 1 ex. Irides dark hazel. 



54. Chlorcenas albilinea, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 51. 



Matos, 1 ex., Torcasa. Irides grey, rim round the eye red ; bill, 

 legs, and feet yellow. In the stomach a large yellow fruit. 



55. Ortalida montagnii, Bp. Compt. Rend. xlii. p. 875. 

 Matos, 1 ex., ' Pava.' Irides naked ; skin of throat, legs, and 



feet red ; bill pale horn-colour ; soles of the feet yellow. Not un- 

 common. 



56. NOTHURA ? 



Matos, 1 ex. 



57. Vanellus resplendens (Tsch.). — Charadrius resplendens, 

 Tsch. Av. Consp. 1843, p. 388 ; Faun. Per. p. 295.— Vanellus pti- 

 losceles, Gray & Mitch. Gen. B. pi. 145. 



Above Punin, 2 ex., S et $ . Irides red, base of bill red, tip 

 black, legs and feet red; <5 with bill entirely red. Common in 

 moist swampy places. Thousands seen in May, a month afterwards 

 in the same spot only the present pair. 



58. Tringa pectoralis, Say, 

 Riobamba, 4 ex. 



59. Tringa ? 



Riobamba, 2 ex. 



