51. AOVKTRIA. 183 



5. Agyrtria caeruleiceps. (Plate VII. fig. 1.) 



Thaumatias cffiruleiceps, Gould, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 307; id. Intr. 



Tfoch. p. l.")2 ; Muk. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, i. p. 239; id. Ann. 



Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii, p. 204 ; Elliot, Syn. Troch. 1878, p. 62. 

 Leucochloris cferuleiceps, Muls. ^ Verr. Class. Troch. p. 31. 

 Agyrtria casruleiceps, Heine, J.f. Orn. 1863, p. 185; Elliot, Syn. 



Troch. p. 206; Sharpe, in Gould's Mon. Troch. Sujipl. (Mar. 



1885); Berl. J.f. Orn. 1887, p. 330. 

 Leucolia caeruleiceps, Eudes-Desl. Ann. Miis. Caen, i. p. 370. 



Adult male. Upper surface shining green, passing into bronzy- 

 green on the rump and upper tail-coverts, and into glittering 

 greenish blue on the nape and crown ; under surface shining green, 

 more glittering on the throat, the sides of which are bluer, and the 

 feathers in the middle edged with dusky white (? immature) ; under 

 tail-coverts grey, with darker centres ; tail nearly uniform bronzy 

 green, with a very faint indication of a darker subterminal bar: 

 maxilla dark brown ; mandible (except at the tip) flesh-colour. 

 Total length about 3-5 inches, wing 2-1, tail 1-2, bill 0-85. 



Hub. Colombia. 



a. (S ad. sk. Colombia (Bogota make). Gould Coll. (Type 



of species.) 



6. Agyrtria nitidifrons. 



Thaumatias nitidifrons, Giuld, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 308 ; id. Mon. Troch. 



v. pi. 297 (Sept. 1861) ; id. Intr. Troch. p. 152; 3Iuls. Hist. Nat. 



Ois.-Mouches, i. p. 238, iv. p. 174 ; id. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, x.xii. 



p. 204; Ellwt, Ibis, 1878, p. 52. 

 Agyrtria nitidifrons, Heine, J. f. Orn. 1863, p. 185 ; Elliot, Syn. 



Troch. p. 205 ; Salv. Cat. Strickl. Coll. p. 368. 

 Leucochloris nitidifrons, Mids. Sf Terr. Class. Troch. p. 32. 

 Leucolia nitidifrons, Eudes-Desl. Ami. Mus. Caen, i. p. 367. 



AduU nicde. Similar to that of A. coerideiceps, but smaller and 

 with shorter bill. The whole head, sides of the neck, and throat 

 are glittering green, the crown being slightly bluer ; tail olive- 

 green, the lateral feathers crossed by a subterminal band of purplish 

 brown : under tail-coverts grey, edged with white. Total length 

 about 3 inches, wing 1-9, tail 0-85, bill 0-68. 



Hah. ? 



a. S ad. sk. ■? Gould Coll. (Type 



of species.) 



7. Agyrtria neglecta. 



Ornismva bicolor, d'Orh. Sf Lafr. Syn. Av. ii. p. 30. 



Thaumatias neglectus, Elliot, Ibis, 1877, p. 140, 1878, p. 53 ; Mtds. 



Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, iv. p. 174; Scl. S,- Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, 



p. 630. 

 Agyrtria neglecta, Elliot, Syn. Troch. p. 205. 

 Leucolia neglecta, Eiides-lJesl. Ann. Mus. Caen, i. p. 868. 



