55. AMAZILIA. 221 



Allied to A. viridiventris, but with the upper surface more 

 coppery, the taU chestnut washed with bronze, not dark violet- 

 blue, and more rounded, &c. 



a-c S a.A.; d,e. Roraima, Brit. Guiana, Feb., Salvin-Godman Coll. 



^ S*^^' , 'inne,3xi\y, Dec.{H.Whitelij). (Tvpesof the species.) 



/. S ad. sk. Merume Mts., Brit. Guiana, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



July {H. W.). 



g. 6 ad. sk. Quonga, Brit. Guiana, Oct. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(ff. W.), 



21. Amazilia edwardi. 



Trochilus edward, DeJatfre Sf Bourc. Rev. Zool. 1846, p 308 

 Polytmus edwaidsii, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 109 ; id. Han'd-l. B i 



p. 13l'. 

 Amazilius edward, Bj). Consp. Av. i. p. 78. 

 Chlorestes y. Saucerottia edwardsii, Reich. Aiifz. d. Col p 8 

 Tbaumantias edward, Bp. Rev. Zool. 1854. p. 255. 

 Chlorestes edwardsii, Reich. Troch. Enmn. p. 4, pi. 698 fi" 4-558-9 

 Erythronota edwardi, Gotdd. Mon. Troch. v. pi. 318 (May 1858) • id 



I»t>: Troch. p. 161 ; Lawr. Ann. Lijc. N. Y.Vu. p. 292, ix v hi 

 Ilemitbylaca edwardi, Cab. ^ Heine, Mus. Hein. iii p 37 

 Eratina edwardi, Heine, J.f. Om. 1863, p. 191. 

 Saucerottia edwardi, Scl. Sf Sab. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 365 : Eudes-Desl 



Ann. Mus. Caen,_ i. p. 427. 

 Leucodora edwardi, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, i. p. 311 iy 



p. 184 ; id. Ami. fSoc. Litin. Lyon, xxii. p. 206 ' 



Amazilia edwardi, Muls. ^ Verr. Class. Troch. p. 35; Elliot, Syn. 



Iroch. p. 221. ' "^ 



Adult male. Upper surface shining reddish coppery, duller on the 

 lower back and rump, greener on the back of the neck and crown • 

 throat and breast glittering grass-green ; abdomen white ; under 

 tail-coverts dusky, edged with greyish white ; tail shining reddish 

 bronze : maxilla black ; mandible flesh-colour, the tip black. Total 

 length about 3-5 inches, wing 2, tail 1-2, bill 0-9. 



Female. Similar to the male. 



Hah. Panama. 



a~c d ad. ; d-f. Lion Hill, Panama {McLean- Salvin-Godman, 



?ad. sk. nan). Gould, & Sclater 

 , ^ , Colls. 



g, h. c? ad. sk. Paraiso Station, Panama Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 (Huf/hes). 



i-h. S ad. ; I. d' Line of Panama Railway Salvin-Godman & 



juv.sk. {Arce). Sclater Colls. 



w. c? ad. sk. Panama? (Z)e/a«/-e?). Pmchased. 



22. Amazilia niveiventris. 



Trochilus ( ?) niveiventer, Gould, P. Z. S. 1850, p. 164. 



Chlorestes y. Saucerottia niveiventer, Reich. Aufz. 'd. Col. p 8 



Thaumantias niveiventer, Bj). Rev. Zool. 1854, p. 255. 



Chlorestes niveiventer, Reich. Troch. Enum. p. 4, pi. 700. ff 4566-7 



