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Show 522 ON SIX N E W SPECIES O F SOUTH-AMERICAN BIRDS. [June 5, Obs. Species Ch. flavipectori forsan proxima, sed gutture fuscescente dignoscenda. Of this Chlorospingus Mr. C. Buckley obtained a single skin at Jina, in Ecuador, during his recent excursion into that country. Sclater has long had a specimen of the same bird, which was collected by Fraser at Chillanes, in Ecuador, in 1858. The latter has hitherto been erroneously referred to C. albitemporalis, under the impression that it might be an immature bird. The species is of the general size and structure of C. flavipectus. 4. TODIROSTRUM RUFIGENE, sp. nov. Supra leete olivaceum, pileo et capitis lateribus rufis : alis tectricum apicibus et secundariorum marginibus externis flavis, remigibus extus olivaceo stride marginatis : caudci fuscescenti-olivaced, rectricibus externis macula apicali flavicante preeditis: subtus flavum, pectore sordide albicante, gutture rufescente, hypochondriis in olivaceum trahentibus : rostro nigro, pedibus pallide corylinis: long, tota 3*3, alee 1*6, caudce rectr. med. 1*25. Hab. Mongi, in rep. ^Equator. (C. Buckley). Mus. S.-G. Obs. Sp. T. ruflcipiti affine, sed gutture et capitis lateribus rufescentibus diversa. 5. LATHRIA CRYPTOLOPHA, sp. nov. Saturate olivacea fere unicolor : corpore subtus prcecipue in medio paulo flavescentiore : subalaribus flavissimis; alis et caudci fuscis extus olivaceis ; primariis internis et secundariis intus pallido fulvescenti marginatis : crista capitis obtectd saturate castanea : rostro nigro : pedibus plumbeis: long. tota 9*0, alee 5*6, caudce 42, rostri a rictu 1*1, tarsi 1. Hab. Mongi, rep. iEquat. orientalis. Mus. S.-G. Obs. L. subalari affinis, sed dorso postico, cauda, et alis extus olivasceutibus nee grisescentibus, crista quoque capitis castanea nee nigra distinguenda. Mr. Buckley has sent a single skin of this fine species, which at one time we thought might possibly prove to be a male of L. sub-alaris; but on examining the type specimen of the latter hi the British Museum, we find that it doubtless is a male, having a concealed black crest, and the hinder portion of the body and tail ashy, as given in Sclater's original description. In the present bird the crest is deep chestnut, and the lower portion of the body olive-green, like the back. 6. FULIGULA NATIONI, sp. nov. Fusco-brunnea; subtus piaulo brunnescentior: corpore undique albido minutissime irrorato : capite summo et collo usque pectus nigricantibus, genis et gutture anteriore rufescentibus angulo inter ramos mandibulce (sicut in speciebus omnibus hujus |