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55. AMAZILIA. 



Type. 

 Trocliiliis (Amazilis), Less. Lid. Gen. Troch. 



p. xxvii (1832) A. pristin.i. 



Amazilia, Lieich. Av. Si/st. pi. 39 (1849) ? 



Amaziliiis, B2}. Cottsp. Av. i. p. 77 A. pristiua. 



PyrrhopliaBiia, Cah. ^- LLelne, Mvs. LLein. iii. p. 35. A. pristiua. 



Ilemitliylaca, Cab. S,- Heine, Mus. Llein. iii. p. 37. A. uiveiveDtris. 



Hemistilbon, Gould, Lntr. Troch. p. 149 A. ocai. 



Eranna, Lleine, J. f. Or)i. 1863, p. 187 A. cinEamomea. 



Eratina, Lleine, j'.f. Om. 1863, p. 190 A. iodura. 



Ariana, Mvls. Sf JWr. Class. Troch. p. .36 A. nireiventris. 



Myletes, Mids. Hist. Nat. Ois.-3Loaches, i. p. 284. A. yucatanensis. 



Saiicerottia, i)/). Compt. ^fw^. xxx. p. 381 (1850). A. erytbronota. 



Erythronota, Gould, Man. Troch. v. (1800) A. erj-thronota. 



Eratopis, Heine, J.f. Dm. 1863, p. 191 A. eleg'aiis. 



Erasuria, Heine, J.f. Orn. 1863, p. 191 A. wavszewiezi. 



Ariana (Lisoria), Muls. Ann. 80c. Linn. Lyon, 



xxii. p. 207 A. warszewiezi. 



Leucodora, Muls. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. 



p. 206 A. edwardi. 



Range. Tropical America from the northern frontiers of Mexico to 

 Colomhia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guiana, Trinidad, and Tohago. Also 

 the Andes of Peru. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Middle of the breast more or less white. 

 a'. Rump and upper tail-coverts chestnut. 



a''. Throat glittering emerald-green, white 



spot of the breast small pristina, p. 205. 



b". Throat glittering golden green, white 



spot of the breast large lencoplia'a, p. 205. 



b' . Rump and upper tail-coverts olive or 

 golden green. 

 c". Lateral rectrices chestnut in the middle, alticola, p. 200. 

 d'' . Lateral rectrices olive-green dwnerili, p. 206. 



b. Entire under surface rufous. 



c'. Smaller ; wing 2'2o cinnamomea, p. 207 



d' . Larger ; wing 2'65 graysoni. p. 209. 



c. Throat and breast glittering green. 



e'. Bases of the inner primaries and secon- 

 daries chestnut, 

 e''. Tail more or less chestnut, purple- 

 chestnut, or steel-blue. 

 a'". Tail purple-chestnut : under tail- 

 coverts chestnut. 

 a^. Lower abdomen greyish chestnut ; 

 chestnut bases of wings more 



extensive beryllina, p. 209. 



i'. Lower abdomen glittering green ; 

 chestnut bases of wings less ex- 

 tensive deviflii, p. 211. 



