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At Quito, or around those tower ing mountains immediately under the equator, we
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in New Granada and Ecuador.
while Bolivia gives us the R. Vulcan and the R. ruficeps.

find the R. Stanleyi and R. Herrant;

Genus Rampnomicron, Bonap.
Vol. IIT. Pl. 184,

208. RAMPHOMICRON HETEROPOGON : :
Lampropogon heteropogon, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 252.
Chalcostigma heteropogon, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 12.
Ramphomicron heteropogon, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 10;

Habitat. New Granada.
I possess two very marked varieties or races of this bird, one being much smaller than the other : the large

race, I believe, is from Pamplona, and the smaller from the neighbourhood of Bogota.

Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 67.

Vol. III. Pl. 185.

209. RAMPHOMICRON STANLEY! .
Chalcostigma Stanleyi, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 12; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 10.

Habitat. Ecuador.

210. Rampyomicron Vutcant, Gould : : ; : : : : Vol. III. Pl. 186.
Habitat. Bolivia.
Vol. 1 PIs7.

211. RampHomicron HERRANI : : : : :
Chalcostigma Herrani, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p.12; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 10.
Lampropogon herrani, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 253.

Habitat. Ecuador.

212. RAMPHOMICRON RUFICEPS, Gould : ; ; : : : : : Vol Ti Piss:
Ramphomicron ruficeps, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 12; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 10.
Lampropogon ruficeps, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 253.
Habitat. Bolivia.

213. RAMPHOMICRON MICRORHYNCHUM : : ; : : : ; Vol. III. Pl. 189.

Ramphomicron macrorhynchum, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 12; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 10, pl. 718. figs. 4915-18.
Ramphomicrus microrhynchus, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 70.
Trochilus euanthes, Licht. in Mus. of Berlin.

Habitat. The Andes from the Equator to seven degrees north.

I must now ask those who take an interest in the various forms of this family of birds, to turn to my plate of
Urosticte Benjamini, and examine the little bird figured thereon with a beautiful gorget of green and purple. ‘This
species is rendered very singular by the two tufts of white feathers which spring from behind the eye, and still

more so by the white tipping of the four central tail-feathers. Ornithologists will view this character with

astonishment, and inwardly ask, Is this particular mark given for a special purpose in connexion with the economy

of the bird, or for the mere purpose of ornament? That ornament and variety is the sole object, I have myself

but little doubt. Of this recently acquired form, the single species to which I have assigned the generic name of
Urosticte is all that is known. Like so many others that have preceded it, this is an Andean species, its native

country being Ecuador.

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Genus Urosticre, Gould.

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(Ovpa, cauda, et orixrds, notatus. )
Generic characters.

Male.— Bill much longer than the head, and straight ; head round, the feathers not advancing on the bill;

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vings moderately long and rather pointed ; tail slightly forked; tarsi clothed ; hind toe shorter than the middle toe;

throat luminous.

Female.—Unadorned.

214. Urostictr BENJAMINI

Urosticta Benjamini, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. Pete: 1

Basilinna Benjamini, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p- 11.

Urosticte benjaminus, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, pee
Habitat. Ecuador.

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