38. LESBIA. 149 



4. Lesbia gouldi. 



Trochilus gouldi, Lodd. P. Z. S. 1832, p. 7 ; Gra>/, Hand-l. B. i. 



p. 143. 

 Ornismj'a sylphis, Less. Rev. Zool. 1840, p. 73. 

 Tiochilus (Lesbia) gracQis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1846, p. 86. 

 Mellisuga gouldi, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 113. 

 Mellisuga gracilis, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 113. 

 Cynanthus gouldi, Bjy. Consp. Av. i. p. 81 ; id. Rev. Zool. 1854, 



p. 282. 

 Lesbia gouldi, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 8 ; Gould, Mon. Troch. iii. 



pi. 167 (Sept. 1856) ; id. Intr. Troch. p. 101 ; Scl. S^- Sale. P. Z. S. 



1875, p. 235; Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, iii. p. 293, iv. 



p. 230; id. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 225 ; Ulliot, Syn. Troch. 



p. 146. 

 Oynauthus gracilis, Bp. Consp. Av. i. p. 81. 

 Lesbia gracilis, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 8 ; id. Troch. Enum. p. o, 



pi. 713. ff. 4018-9; Scl. P. Z. 6'. 1860, pp. 70, 94; Cat. Am. B. 



p. 300 ; Gould, Mon. Troch. iii. pi. 168 (Sept. 1860) ; id. Litr. 



Troch. p. 101; Muls. Hist. Nat.' Ois.-31ouches, iii. p. 295; id. 



Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 225 ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 238, 



1880, p. 200, 1882, p. 36 ; id. Orn. Per. i.p. 330. 

 Agaclyta gouldi, Cab. Sf Heine, Mus. Hein. iii. p. 70. 

 Agaclyta gracilis, Cab. Sf Heine, Mus. Hein. iii. p. 71. 

 Lesbia sylpbia, Muls. 4" Verr. Class. Troch. p. 83. 

 Lesbia chlorura, Gould, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 504. 

 Psalidoprymna gouldi, Berl. J.f. Orn. 1887, p. 328. 



Adult male. Similar to those of L. eucliaris and L. nuna, but 

 decidedly smaller, with shorter bill ; the glittering portion of the 

 throat rounded posteriorly as in L. nuna : the exposed portion of 

 the sublateral pair of rectrices is glittering green throughout, a little 

 brighter towards the tip. Total length about 6 to 7 inches, wing 

 1-95 ;. tail, central rectrices 0-8, lateral 4-5 ; hill O-oo. 



Female. Similar to the females of the allied species; white 

 beneath, each feather with a green discal spot. Length of the 

 lateral rectrices about 2-3 inches. 



Young male. Similar to the female, and spotted on the under 

 surface. These spotted feathers are replaced by green ones as 

 maturity advances. 



Hah. Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru (?). 



L. gouldi applies strictly to the Colombian bird and L. gracilis 

 to the Ecuadorean ; but I am unable to separate them satisfac- 

 torily. The former is perhaps smaller and has greener under tail- 

 coverts, but both characters are variable. 



a fS ad. sk. Sierra Nevada of Merida, Yeu- Salviu-Godman Coll. 



ezuela, alt. 8000-9000 feet 



(Goering). 



b-f. i ad. ; g-l. Colombia (Bogota make). Salvin-Godmau & 



2 ad. sk. ' Gould Colls. 



m-p. S juv. sk. Colombia (Purdie). Purchased. 



q. 2 ad. sk. Above Puellaro, Ecuador (Fra- Salvin-Godnian Col!. 



ser). 



c, «. c? ad. sk. Quito, Ecuador. Gould Coll. 



