COLORADOS, a tribe of South American Indians belonging to the Barbacoan (q.v.) linguistic stock, living in north-western Ecuador. At the present time the Colorados occupy the region west and south-west of Quito, on the upper waters of the Esmer aldas, Daule and Quevedo rivers. Their culture is simple. Cloth ing for the men consists of a cotton kilt and small poncho-like cape covering only the shoulders, for the women of a longer skirt. The teeth are stained black, and there is much use of body painting. Their dwellings consist merely of a thatched roof, without side walls. They are agricultural and make serviceable pottery and textiles. Weapons comprise the bow and the pellet blow-gun. The dead are buried under the floor of the house.