142 THOCHILI. 



2. Zodalia ortoni. 



LesLia ortoni, Luior. Ann. Lye. N. Y. ix. p. 2G9 ; Mxds. A^in. Soc. 



Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 225. 

 Zodalia ortoni, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, iii. p. 282 ; Elliot, 



Syn. Troch. p. 149; Gould, Suppl. Troch. pi. .38 (Aug. 1880). 



Adult male. " Entire upper surface and wing-coverts of a rich 

 glossy purple ; the concealed bases of the feathers are green ; upper 

 tail-coverts similar in colour to the back, but marked centrally 

 between the purple and green with crimson ; the tail-feathers are 

 brownish black, except the two central, which are green ; the ends 

 of the eight middle feathers are largely marked with a deep vinous 

 bronzy crimson, most in extent on the short central feathers ; the long 

 outer feather on each side ends with obscure bronzy green ; the outer 

 edge of the lateral feather is buff for three quarters of its length 

 from the base — this colour occupying only about one third the width 

 of the web ; the under surface of the tail is steel-blue, bronzy at the 

 ends of the feathers ; the shafts of the two long lateral feathers are 

 whitish at the base for about half their length ; wings brownish 

 purple ; the throat gorget is of a brilliant metallic pale green ; the 

 sides of the neck, breast, upper part of the abdomen, and sides are 

 a shining green ; lower part of abdomen ashy buff. Bill and feet 

 black. Length 5| inches, wing 2^ ; tail, lateral feathers 3jL, short 

 central ones l^\; bill |." {Lawr. l.s.c.) 



Adult female. Upper surface dark shining bluish green ; under 

 surface pale buff, becoming nearly white on the lower abdomen ; 

 feathers of the throat, breast, and flanks with green discal spots ; 

 tail dark purple, central rectrices greener, lateral narrowly tipped 

 with dusky white. Length of the central rectrices I'l, lateral 2. 



Hah. Ecuador. 



a. 2 ad. sk. Intac, Ecuador (Buckley). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



b. $ ad. sk. Ecuador ? Gould Coll. 



36. SAPPHO. Type 



Coraetes, Gould, P. Z. S. 1841, p. 31 (wee Hodys. 1837) S. sparganura. 



Sappho, Peich. Syst. Av. pi. 40 (1849) S. sparganura. 



Sparganura, Cab. Sf Heine, 3Ius. Hein. iii. p. 52 



(18G0) S. sparganura. 



Polyonyiuus, Heitie, J.f. Orn. 18G3, p. 206 S. caroli. 



Leo'bia, Mids. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, iii. p. 298 . . S. caroli. 



Bange. Andes of Central Peru; Bolivia and ChiU; Argentine 

 Bepublic. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Tail long, glittering red or orange-red ; throat 



glittering gi-een. 



a. Back crimson ; tail gUttering orange-red spargamira, p. 143. 



v. Back dark crimson ; tail glittering red ;j/i«ow, p. 144. 



b. Tail shorter and duller ; throat glittering red . . caroli, p. 144. 



