146 CoKY ou the Birds of the West Indies. 



II (1S53). — Cab. & Heix. Mus. Hein. IH, p. 17 (1S60). — Gould. 

 Mon. Troch. II, pi. 82 (1S61). — Taylor, Ibis, 1S64, p. 169. — Scl. 

 P. Z. S. 1S71, p. 272. — Elliot, Ibis, 1872, p. 352. — Muls. Hist. Nat. 

 Ois. Mouch. II, p. 131. — Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 81 

 (1S73).— Elliot, Mon. Troch. p. 43 (1S78).— Lawr. Pr. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus. I, pp. 60, 192, 358, 458, 4S7 (187S). — Allex, Bull. Nutt. Orn. 

 Club, V, p. 167 (1880). — Lister, Ibis, iSSo, p. 42. — Grisdale, 

 Ibis, 1SS2, p. 486.— Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 17 (1SS5). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Upper surface velvet black; wings metallic green; 

 upper and under tail-coverts bright metallic bluish green; entire 

 throat including the chin beautiful purple, dull golden in some 

 lights; tail bluish green; bill black. 



Length, 4.50; wing, 3.05 ; tail, 1.65 ; bill .90. 

 Habitat. Lesser Antilles. 



Eulampis holosericeus (Linn.). 



Troc/iilus /iolosericeus'Li's-s. Syst. Nat. I, p. 191 (1766). — Lath. Ind. 

 Orn. I, p. 305 ("1790). — Less. Colib. p. 76 (1S31). — Sundev. Oefv. 

 K. Vet. Akad. For. 1S69, p. 5S5. 



Polytmns holosericeus Grav, Gen. Bds. I, loS (1844). 



Eulampis holosericeus V,v. Consp. I, p. 72 (1850). — Cassin, Pr. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila. 1S60, p. 377.— Gould, Mon. Troch. 11, pi. 83 (1S61). 

 — Taylor, Ibis, 1864, p. 170. — Scl. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 272: ib. 1874, 

 p. 175. — Elliot, Ibis, 1S72, p. 352. — Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium 

 Neotr. p. 81 (1S73). — MULS. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch. I, p. 134.— 

 Lawr. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. I, pp. 60, 192, 234, 272, 35S, 458, 487 

 (1878).— Elliot, Mon. Troch. p. 42 (1878).— Allen, Bull. Nutt. 

 Orn. Club, V, p. 167 (1S80). — Lister, Ibis, 18S0, p. 42. — Grisdale, 

 Ibis, 1882, p. 4S6.— Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 17 (1885). 



Sericotes chlorolcsiuHs'R.^iCH. Auiz. Colib. p. 11 (1S53). 



Scricotes holosericeus Reich. Aufz. Colib. p. 11 (1S53). 



Eulampis chlorolcciiius Bp. Rev. Mag. Zool. 1854, p 250. — Gould, Mon. 

 Troch. II, pi. 84 (1861). 



Anthracothor:x (^Sericotes)holosericeus Reich. Troch. Enum. p. 9 (1855). 



Anthracothorax chlorolcemus Reich. Troch. Enum. p. 9 (1S55). 



Lampornis holosericeus Cab. & Hein. Mus. Hein. Ill, p. 19 (1S60). — 

 GuNDL. Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII, p. 224 (187S). 



L mporiiis chlorolcemus Cab. & Hein. Mus. Hein. Ill, p. 19 (1S60). 



Eulampis longirosiris Gould, Intr. Troch. octavo ed. p. 69 (1S61). 



Trochilus {^Lampornis') holosericeus Sundev. Oefv. K. \'et. Akad. For 

 1869, p. 6oo" 



Sp. Char. Male: — Upper plumage dark green, with a slight golden 

 tinge on the back; throat bright green, ending with a patch of blue 



