Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. 1 45 



I^amponiis mattn^o Gosse, Bds. Jam. p. 8S (1847). — Bp. Consp. I, p. 72 



(1850).— Gould, Mon. Troch. II, pi. 74 (1S61).— March, Pr. Acad. 



Nat. Sci. Phila. 1853, p. 284. — Elliot, Ibis, 1872, p. 350. — Scl. & 



Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 81 (1873). — Elliot, Mon. Troch. p. 



39 (1878). — A. & E. Newton, Ilandb. Jamaica, p. loS (1S81).— 



Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 17 (18S5). 

 Florcsia forphyrtira Reich. Aufz. Colib. p. 11 (1853). 

 Lampornis fiore<.i ^v. Rev. Mag. Zool. 1S54, p. 250. 

 Anthracothorax forphyrunis Reich. Troch. Enum. p. 8 (1855). 

 Latnpornis forrhyrtira Cab. & IIein. Mas. Hein. Ill, p. 19 (i860). — Scl. 



P. Z. S. 1S61, p. 79. — Albrecht, J. f. O. 1S62, p. 201. 

 Latnpornis porphyrurus Gould, Mon. Troch. II, pi. 8i (1861). — MuLS. 



Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch. I, p. 163. 

 Eudoxa porphyrura Heine, J. f. O. 1863, p. 179. 



Sp. Char. Male: — Upper parts olive green; a golden brownish tinge 

 on the back, 'showing a gloss of purple on the nape ; a broad band 

 of metallic piu'ple passes from the bill on each side of the neck; 

 throat and upper breast greenish black ; dull black on the bellj ; tail- 

 feathers purple, edged with steel blue, two central feathers dull 

 black. 



The female of this species is described as having the chin green 

 and the throat greenish purple. 



Length, 4.85; wing, 2.70; tail, 1.90; bill, .88. 

 Habitat. Jamaica. 



Genus Eulampis Boie. 

 Enlatnpts Boie, Isis, 183 1, p. 547. 



Eulampis jugularis (Linn.). 



Trochilus jugularis Linn. Sjst. Nat. I, p. 190 (1766). — Lath. Ind. Orn. 



I> P- 305 (1790^- 

 Trochilus auratus Gmel. Sjst. Nat. I, p. 4S7 (1788). 

 Trochilus violaceus Gmel. Sjst. Nat. I, p. 488 (178S). 

 Trochilus venustissimus Gmel. Syst. Nat. I, p. 490 (1788). 

 Trochilus cyanomelas Gmel. Sj'st. Nat. I, p. 498 (1788). 

 Trochilus cyaneus Lath. Ind. Orn. I, p. 309 (1790). 

 Trochilus granatinus Lath. Ind. Orn. I, p. 305 (1790). 

 Trochilus hancroffi h,\Tn. Ind. Orn. I, p. 317 (1790). 

 Souimanga prasinoptdre ViEiLL. Ois. Dor. II, p. 65 (1802). 

 '■'■Certhia prasinoptera Sparr. Mus. Carls, t. 81" .'' 

 Trochilus (^Culampis) auratus Less. S^'n. Genr. Troch. p. 7 (1831). 

 Polytmus jugularis Gray, Gen. Bds. I, p. 108 (1844). 

 Topaza in'olacca Gr.\v, Gen. Bds. I, p. 1 10 (1844). 

 Eulampis jugularis Bv. Consp. I, p. 72 (1850). — Reich. Aufz. Colib. p. 



