Carl Pearson 1569 Journal Quito, Ecuador pure white below on the sides of the face + the tail except for a terminal black band about 1-2" wide. The underside of the wings were light, with some of The gray from the upper surface darkening them, (I don't know if the white of the tail extended to over the rumps.) The top of the head down to the eyes was grey, + the back of the one we saw well was cinnamon. Dr. Orees says This was the & , that the ? would have a grey back. There was a pair sitting above the slope. Today I also got fairly good looks at the cotinza, as it flew away showing its white tail spots on an otherwise large, plain dark bird, + I saw a hint of the crest of a perched one. The crest, as I saw on a skin later is of longish, floppy reddish feathers. The flowerpierces (Diglossa) & saw well was all black except for a blue patch on the shoulder. The flowerpiercers keep up a good competition with The hummingers, who Fernando says usually flee, except for Patagona. The most common hummer is Lavela , which is quite energetic and sassy. We saw one chasing Patagona, + once a giant hummer flew by with a Lavela hanging onto its tail & with feet? (montada en la cola). Fernando considers this slope of Pichincha (this slope of this ridge) to be a really good