134 TEOCHILT. 



2. Lampropygia assimilis. 



Lampropygia ?, EUwf, Ibis, 187G, p. 58. 



Bourcieria assimilis, Elliot, Syn. Troch. p. 78; Berl. J.f. Orn. 1884, 

 p. 310, 1887, p. 324 ; id. Zeitsckr. ges. Orn. iv. p. 120, pi. 3. f. 2. 



Adult male. Similar to that of L. prunellii, but with the gular 

 spot of a deep purple colour ; the scapulars and. wing-coverts also 

 are dark brouzc instead of blue. (Mus. v. BcrJej^sch.) 



Huh. Colombia. 



This is apparently a distinct species allied to L. prunellii, but 

 differing as stated above. The only specimen I have seen was 

 submitted to me by Graf von Berlepsch. 



3. Lampropygia purpurea. 



Coeligena purpurea, Gould, Mon. Troch. iv. pi. 256 (Oct. 1854) ; id. 



Intr. Troch. p. 137 ; Heich. Troch. Etmm. p. 3, pi. 753. ff. 4727-28. 

 Lanipropvgia purpurea. Cab. 8f Heine, Mtis. Jlein. iii. p. 78 ; Elliot, 



Ibis, 1876, p. 69. 

 • Piloiiia purpurea, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Monches, iv. p. 213. 

 Bourcieria purpurea, Elliot, Syn. Troch. p. 78. 



Adult mcde. General plumage dark purple-brown, darker on the 

 crown, a greenish lustre on the rump ; upper tail-coverts, scapulars, 

 and wing-coverts rich dark purple : a white spot on each side of the 

 breast ; throat dusky brown, each feather with a pale dusky edge ; 

 abdomen and under tail- coverts blackish brown, the latter edged 

 with rufous ; tail uniform dark bronze-brown ; edge of the wing 

 and edge of the outermost primary chestnut. 



Female unknown. 



Hah. Unknown, but probably Colombia. 



a. Ad. sk. [Popayan.] Gould Coll. 



(Type of the species.) 



b. Ad. sk. Colombia (Bogota make). Gould Coll. 



4. Lampropygia wilsoni. 



Trochilus -wilsom, Belattre S,- Bourc. Bev. Zool. 1846, p. 305 ; Gray, 



Hand-1. B. i. p. 139. 

 Bourcieria wilsoni, Z?/;. Consp. i. p. 73 ; id. Bev. Zool. 1854, p. 252 ; 



Elliot, Syn. Troch. p. 77. 

 Bourcieria y. Lampropygia wilsoni, Beich. Troch. Emim. p. 7, pi. 751. 



fE. 4723-24. 

 Cceligena wilsoni, Goxdd, Mon. Troch. iv. pi. 258 (May 1856) ; 



Jameson Sf Eraser, Ibis, 1859, p. 400 ; Scl. B. Z. S. 1859, p. 145, 



1860, p. 94. 

 Lampropygia wilsoni. Cab. Sf Heine, Mus. Hein. iii. p. 78 ; Scl. Cat. 



Am. B. p. 309 ; Gould, Intr. Troch. p. 137 ; Elliot, Ibis, 1876, p. 79 : 



Berl. ^- Tacz. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 567, 1884, p. 304. 

 Dipblogffina (Helanthea) wilsoni, Muls. ^ Verr. Class. Troch. p. 61. 

 Pilonia wilsoni, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, iii. p. 7. 

 Eudosia wilsom, Muls. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 216. 



Adult male. Upper surface dark bronzy brown, greener on the 



