raaimossns iansmius, Gmte.
PHAETHORNIS HISPIDUS , Gould.
Hairy Hermit.
T ro ch ilu s (-------- ?) h is p id u s , G ould in Proc. o f Z o o l. Soc., Part X IV . p. 90.
P h a s to r n is h is p id u s , Gray and Mitch. Gen. o f B irds, vol. i. p. 104, P h c e to rn is , sp. 14.
P h a e to r n i s h is p id u s , Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av., p. 6 8 , P h a e to r n i s , sp. 14.
T h e present elegant and well-defined species is a native of Bolivia, whence it was brought to this
country by Mr. Bridges, who, to my regret, was unable to give me any account o f its habits or economy ;
the shortness o f his stay in the district in which it was procured, having prevented him from devoting any
time to their investigation : they are doubtless very similar to those o f the other Phaethorni.
The grey colouring o f its under surface, with a crescent o f brown near the tip of each feather, renders it
conspicuously different from every other member o f the genus; the largely developed hair-like buffy grey
tail-coverts also constitute a character which does not occur in any other species.
All the upper surface bronzy brown; ear-coverts dark brown, bordered above and below with a line of
buff; under surface brownish grey, with broad stripes o f white down the throat; those o f the chest with a
crescentic mark o f brown near the tip ; tail greenish brown; the lateral feathers slightly, and the central
ones largely tipped with white; wings brown; bill black, except the basal half o f the lower mandible which
is straw-colour.
The figures in the accompanying Plate are o f the natural size; and, as they are accurate representations
o f nature, will give a better idea o f the bird than any written description, however accurate.
The plant is the Sattraiija spectabilis.