66 Ornithological Journey through Colombia and Ecuador, 
is only with difficulty that the skull will pass through the 
neck. The stomach of my specimen contained ants and 
small beetles. 
306. Cham^eza nobilis Gould. 
A male from the Coca, shot on tlie ground among the 
undergrowth of the forest. Iris bright red. 
307. Grallaria squamigera Prevost. 
Two males, one of them immature, from the slopes of 
Pichincha above Quito. The young male has the head and 
back black and the tips of the feathers edged with light 
reddish brown. The breast is speckled with black and brown, 
which is much darker near the throat. 
308. Grallaria nuchalts (Scl.). 
A male from the western side of Pichincha, shot at an 
altitude of about 9000 feet. 
309. Grallaria monticola Lafr. 
One adult male and two young, shot under the hedge- 
rows on the outskirts of Quito. The young have the head 
and back speckled with black and brown ; their breasts are 
darker than in the adult bird and are marked down the centre 
with black; gape yellowish red. 
310. Grallaria ruficapilla Lafr. 
Two males from Intag and Mindo, West Ecuador. Iris 
bright red. Like all other members of the genus, these birds 
keep out of sight as much as possible under the bushes and 
thick undergrowth. In the early mormngs and evenings 
they may be met with in the more open parts. 
311. Grallaria HYPOLEUCA Scl. 
Four males, 1 female, from Pichincha and Papallacta, 
Western and Eastern Ecuador, obtained at altitudes of 
between 11,000 and 12,500 feet. This species we found 
frequenting the sides of the narrow watercourses on the 
Eastern Andes. Iris reddish brown. 
313. Grallaria rueula Lafr. 
Three males and 3 females from Pichincha and Papallacta 
(from 11,000 to 1.2,000 feet). A female from the former 
