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244. ScHIsTES PERSONATA, Gould Wolke RV. Bl 2i9:

Schistes geoffroyii, Sclater in Proc. Zool. Soc., part xxviil. p. 70.
Habitat. Ecuador.

245. ScHISTES ALBIGULARIS, Gould Wok. IW 1k GAXD.

Schistes albigularis, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 13.

Petasophora albigularis, Id. Troch. Enum. p. 11.
Schistes albigularis, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iui. p. 27, note.

Habitat. The western side of Pichincha, in Ecuador, at an elevation of 6000 feet.
Mr. Fraser, who procured this bird at Pallatanga, says, “ Bill black ; feet dark flesh-colour ; gizzard contained

insects; found in the underwood.”

The members of the next genus, Augastes, have perhaps no direct alliance with the preceding; but as they

are characterized by masked faces, and have buffy marks on the sides of the chest, they are as well placed here as

elsewhere.

Both the A. scutatus and A. Lumachellus are very beautiful species, and have had the trivial name of Vizor-
bearers applied to them, from the very peculiar manner in which their entire faces are covered with shining

metallic feathers, giving the birds the appearance of being masked ; the under-surface of their tails is also luminous,

in which respect they present a similarity to the Metallure.

Genus Avgasves, Gould.

(Adyae, illucesco, de avy, splendor.)

Generic characters.

Male.— Bill straight, longer than the head, and inclining to a wedge-shape at the tip; head round, the feathers
not advancing upon the bill; wings rather long ; tail moderately long and square, the feathers broad ; tarsi clothed ;
feet small; hind toe very diminutive ; face and tail luminous.

Female.—Destitute of luminous colouring.

246. AUGASTES SCUTATUS Oe AV i elie

Trochilus venustus, Licht. in Mus. of Berlin.
Augastes superbus, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 13; Troch. Enum. p. 11; Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 253.
Habitat. Brazil.

247. AuGASTES LUMACHELLUS Wole IV Ble 222%

Lamprurus Lumachellus, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 12.
Ramphomicron Lumachellus, 1d. Troch. Enum. p. 10.
Augastes lumachellus, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 253; Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 46.

Habitat. Central and Northern Brazil.

One of those genera which give but little trouble to the ornithologist is the

Genus Perasornora, G. R. Gray,

all the species having characters in common, while each has its own peculiar distinction either in colour or
markings. The sexes are alike in colour, but the females are always much smaller than the males. This is strictly
an Andean group, most of the species being found in those elevated regions from Mexico in the north to Bolivia in
the south ; one species, the P. serrirostris, habits Brazil.

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248, PETASOPHORA SERRIROSTRIS

Trochilus (Lophornis) petasophorus, Tschudi, iia" p. 37, No. 205.
chalcotis, Licht. in Mus. of Berlin.

Petasophora chalcotis, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p.13; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 11.
serrirostris, Id. ib. p. 13.
crispa, Burm. Th. Bras. tom. il. p. 335.
serrirostris, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 25.

Petasophora Gouldi, Bonap. (proposed for a smaller bird inhabiting Bahia).

Habitat. Brazil, from Minas Geraes to Bahia.