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hut. Scarcely anyone seemed to know these birds^ which 
was probably owing to the fact of the region that they inhabit 
being so isolated ; but the natives who had seen them before 
spoke of them as " Bandurias/' Iris blood-red. 
Fam. A NATION. 
524. QUERQUEDULA CYANOPTERA (VicilL). 
A male from the Santo Carolina marshes, outside the north 
of Quito. An occasional visitor only to them. 
525. Merganetta columbiana (Des Murs). 
A young male from the lake above Papallacta, about 
12j000 feet. Legs and feet yellow ; upper mandible dark 
olive-green, under mandible yellow. 
Fam. CoLUMBiD^. 
-^526. CoLUMBA RUFiNA (Temm ) . 
Two males, one from Popayan, Colombia, and the other 
from the Chillo Valley near Quito. 
f- 527. CoLUMBA suBviNACEA (Lawr.). 
Two males from Baeza, Eastern Ecuador, and another male 
from Santo Domingo, on the Pacific side. The last is much 
smaller than the other two, and agrees in measurements with 
specimens described by Mr. Hartert from Paramba as C. sub- 
vinacea berlepschi. The iris in both cases is crimson. The 
birds seemed tame in their habits, and those from Baeza were 
shot close to the hut door. 
528. Metriopelia melanoptera (Mol.). 
Numerous near Cotopaxi, at about 13,500 feet, among 
the rocks and lava. As nothing but a few tufts of coarse 
grass grew there, it was difficult to imagine what they could 
find to eat. The stomachs of two that we shot were quite 
empty. In life they have a primrose spot in front of the eye. 
-*- 529. Cham^pelia passerina (Linn.). 
Four males and two females from the Chillo Valley, where 
we found them numerous along the dusty roads. Their 
flight is short and swift, and when disturbed they settle again 
a short distance ahead. In this way they will keep in front 
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