90 TROCHILT, 



p. 152 ; Xmor. Atm. Lye. N. Y. ix. p. 122 ; Elliot, Syn. Troch. 



p. 46. 

 Polytmus isaiira3, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 126. 

 Lamponiis isaiirse, Mids. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, i. p. 174. 



Adult male. Similar to that of H. urochrysea, but "witli the back 

 slightly bluer, the rump tinged with purple ; the throat and chest 

 are tinted with blue, but not so dark a shade as in H. cceriilei- 

 vt'nfris. 



Adult female. Under surface from the chin to the vent grey, the 

 under tail-coverts white ; the two lateral rectrices on either side 

 are tipped with dull grey preceded by a dark subterminal band. 



Hah. Panama from Boca del Toro to Santa Fc. 



Boca del Toro, Costa Eica Goukl Coll. 



( Verreau.v). (Type of the species.) 



Santa Fe, Panama (Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Santiago de Veraguas, Panama Goidd Coll. 

 (Arc4). 



5. Hypuroptila melanorrhoa. 



Chalybm-a melanorrhoa, Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 584 ; id. Ibis, 1872, 



p. 319; Later. Ann. Lye. N. Y. ix. p. 122; Elliot, Syn. TrocJi. 



p. 47; Muls. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 203; Nuttinq, Pr. 



U.S. Nat. 3Ius. vi. p. 406. 

 Chalybura carmioli, Lau-r. Pr. Ac. Phil. 1865, p. 39. 

 Polytmus melanorrhoa, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 126. 

 Lampornis melanorrhoa, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouehes, i. p. 174, 



pi. 14. 

 Hypuroptila melanorrhoa, Mids. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, iv. p. 137 ; 



Eudes-Desl. Ann. Mus. Caen, i. p. 210 ; Gould, Suppl. Troch. 



pi. 10 (July 1881). 



Adidt male. Like that of H. nroclirysea, but with the upper tail- 

 covcrts and tnil rich purple-bronze ; the green of the under surface 

 is a little darker, but not bluish as in H. isavra' ; and the under 

 tail-coverts arc purple-black, not white as in all other species of 

 Hypuroptila. 



Adult female also differs from that oi H. isauroi in having the 

 under tail-coverts dark grey instead of white. 



Hah. Nicaragua and Costa Eica. 



a,h. (^ ad. ; c, r7. Cbontales, iSJicaragua {T. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2 ad. sk. Belt). 



e-h. (S ad. sk. Tucurriqui, Costa Eica {E. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Arce). (Types of the species.) 



i. cJad.sk. Turrialba, Costa Eica (^•icce). Gould Coll. 



j, h. S ad. ; /, m. Costa Eica {Endre.9). Salvin-Godman & 



5 ad. sk. Gould Colls. 



n. 6 ad.; 0. 5 Costa Eica (C«rwiw/). Gould Coll. 



ad. sk. 



