( 379 ) 

 92. * Calliphlox amethystina (Gm.) 



Tnicliihis niiirthtjstiiiiis Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 1, i. p. 496 [1788.— ex Daubenton, PL oil. 672 fig. 1 

 aud Buiion. — Cayenne]. 



Three yonng (Jc? and 4 ? ? : 16, 21, 22, 23. xii. 05. Nos. 356, 393, 394, 403, 

 406,411,412. "Iris black." 



New to the fauna of Para, but very widely distributed in South and East Brazil. 



93. Lophornis gouldii (Less.) 



Ornismija gouldii Lesson Hist. nat. Truchilid. 1832. p. 103 pi. 36 descr. orig. ^ ad. (hab. ign.) 

 Trochilus retjiiiae Schreibers, Isis 1833. p. 534 descr. orig. (J ad. ("in provinoia Mattogrosso "). 



4 iS ad. and one young i : 10, 19, 22, 23. .xii. 05. Nos. 328, 360, 361, 379, 

 405.—" Iris black, bill red, tip blackish." 



The exact range of this lovely species has been very imperfectly known till 

 now. The specimens in the British Museum and in the Boucard Collections (now 

 in the Paris Museum) were said to be from the Lower Amazons, but as an adult 

 male had been collected by Natterer far in the interior of Mattogrosso, the 

 correctness of this indication appeared to me always very doubtful, and 1 was 

 really pleased to find a series in Mr. Hoffmanns' collection. 



It seems, therefore, that L. gouldii has a more extensive range than hitherto 

 supposed. Thanks to the kindness of Dr. Lorenz, the type of T. reginae Schreib. 

 (ex Mattogrosso) is now before me, aud it proves to be absolutely identical with the 

 Para specimens. The discrepancies noted by Pelzelu t are certainly only due to 

 inaccuracies of the figure in Lesson's work, the elongated feathers on the sides 

 of the head being evidently much exaggerated and the coloration of the outer 

 tail-feathers obviously wrong. Lesson never saw the bird himself, but based his 

 description upon a coloured drawing from a stuffed specimen in the Loddiges 

 collection, forwarded to him by Mr. Stokes. 



The specimens before me present the following measurements : 



4 c?t? ad. from Para : Wing 39—40 ; tail 23— 23i ; bill lOJ— lU mm. 



5 ad. from Mattogrosso (type of T. reginae Schreib.) : Wing 40 ; tail 24 ; 

 bill 1 1 mm. 



94. * Discosura longicauda (Um.) 



TrucUiliis lunijicavdus Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 1. i. (17^8) p. 498 [ex Buffon : "du cabinet de Mons. 

 Mauduit," no locality. We substitute Cayenne]. 



A single ? not quite adult; 18. xii. 05. No. 375. " Iris black." 



New to the fauna of Pani, but found in Cayenne and in Bahia collections. 



95. Chloronerpes flavigula (Bodd.) 

 Of. NoiK Zool. xii. (1905) p. 301. 



A single S imm. from Prata : 3. xi. 05. No. 68. " Iris brown." 



96. Trogon melanurus Sw. 



TrcKjiiii melamirus Swainson, Aiiim. in Mniag. p. 329 (1838. — Demerara) ; Solater & Salvin, 

 P. Z. S. 1867. p. 583 (Pard.) ; Pelzeln, Zur Ornith. Brazil, i. (1867) p. 19 (Pard). 



1 c? ad., Prata: 14. xii. No. 342. "Iris pale brown, bill yellow." 

 Not different from Demerara specimens. 



t Zur Ornith. BrasU. i. (lSli7) p. 32. 



