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2. Polytmus viridissimus. 



Oiseau-Mouche tout vert, And. ^- Vieill. Ois. Dor. i. p. 102, pi. 42. 

 Trochilus viridissimus, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. vii. p. 375 ; 



id. Enc. Meth. p. 572 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 129. 

 Trochilus virescens, Wied, Beitr. iv. p. 107 (nee Dum.). 

 Trocliilus theresise, Da Si/va, Mai. 3Iin. Bras. p. 2 (1843). 

 Amazilius vii-idis.simus, Bp. Consp. Av. i. p. 77. 

 Chlorestea /3. SmaniiT-ditis viridissima, Reich. Avfz. d. Col. p. 7. 

 Chrysobroncliua viridissimus, i?/j. Rev. Zool. 1854, p. 252; Muls. 



Hist. Nat. Ois.'Mouches, i. p. 279, pi. 26; id. Ann. Sac. Linn. 



Lyon, xxii. p. 206 ; Eudes-Desl. Arm. Mus. Caen, i. p. 445 ; Salt: 



Ibis, 1885, p. 435. 

 Chlorestes viridissima, Reich. Track. Enum. p. 4, pi. 695. ff. 4547-8 ; 



Muls. (§• Verr. Class. Troch. p. 32. 

 Tbaumantias viridissimus, Btirm. Syst. Ueh. ii. p. 344. 

 Thaumautias chrysurus, Burm. Syst. Ueb. ii. p. 345. 

 Chrysobronclius viridicaudus, Gould, Men. Troch. iv. pi. 231 (Sept. 



1858). 

 Polytmus viridissimus, Gould, Intr. Troch. p. 127 ; Scl. Cat. Am. 



B. p. 307 ; Peh. Orn. Bras. p. 28 ; Elliot, Syn. Troch. p. 214. 

 Polytmus theresiae, Cab. i^ Heine, Mus. Hein. iii. p. 5. 

 Trochilus viridicaudus. Saucer. MS. {fide Cab.). 

 Trochilus prasiuus, Licht. Mus. Ber. {fide Cab.). 



Adult mctle. Upper surface shining bronzy grass-green, duller 

 on the crown ; under surface, including the under tail-coverts, pale 

 glittering grass-green ; tail uniform glittering green : bill brown ; 

 mandible, except the tip, flesh-colour. Total length about '&1 inches, 

 wing 2-3, tail 1-3, bill 0-8. 



Female. Duller on the under surface than the male, under tail- 

 coverts edged and lateral roctrices tipped with white. 



Hab. Venezuela and Guiana. 



a. S ad.sk. [Venezuela.] Salvin-rjodman Coll. 



b-d. S ad. sk. Demerara. Gould Coll. 



e. 5 ad. sk. Bartica Grove, Brit. Guiana, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Sept. 2 {H. Whitely). 



f, a. (S ad. sk. Merum(5 Mts., Brit. Guiana, July Salvin-Godman & 



{H. W.). ' Sclater Colls. 



h, X. S ad, sk. (Cayenne make.) Salviu-Godman & 



Sclater Colls. 



3. Polytmus leucorrhous. 



Polytmus leucorrhous, Scl. ^- Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, pp. 584, 763, 1873, 

 p. 288 ; Gould, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 606 ; ElUot, Syn. Troch. p. 215. 



Chrysobronchus leucorrhous, Mit/.s. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, i. p. 281, 

 iv. p. 180; id. Ann. Soc. TJnn. Lyon, xxii. p. 206; Eudes-Desl. 

 Ann. Mus. Caen, i. p. 446 ; Tacz. Orn. Per. i. p. 373. 



Polytmus leucoproctus, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 128. 



Adult male. Similar to that of P. viridissimus, but with the 

 under tail-coverts white. 



