59. POLYERATA. 237 



2. Damophila panamensis. 



Juliamyia typica, Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 292 (iiec Bp.), ix. 



p. 128 ; Elliot, Syn. Troch. p. 233. 

 Damophila julia, Scl. Sf Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 365 ; Salv. P. Z. S. 



1870, p. 211 {7iec Bourc). 

 Damophila T^&n^iVaensis,, Berl. J. f. Orn. 1884, p. 313; id. Pr. U.S. 



Nat. Mus. xi. p. 563. 



Adult male. Very similar to that of D. Jul ice, but with the crown 

 shining green like the back, not glittering like the throat. 

 Ilab. Isthmus of Panama. 



a-d. cJ ad.; e,f. Lion Hill, Panama {Mc- Salvin-Godman, Sclater, 



2 ad. sk. Leannan). & Gould Colls. 



g. (S ad. ; h. J Paraiso Station, Panama Salvin-Godman CoU. 

 ad. sk. (Hiiff/ies). 



i,j. c?ad. ; k. Line of Railway, Panama Salvin-Godman & Gould 



2 ad. sk. {Arce). ' Colls. 



I. c? ad. sk. Chepo, Panama {Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



59. POLYERATA. 



Type. 



Polyerata, Heine, J.f. Orn. 18G3, p. 194 P. amabilis. 



Cceligena /3. Damophila, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 7(partim). 

 Damophila, Gotdd, Mon. Troch. v. pi. 341 (1859) ; Elliot, 

 Syn. Troch. p. 233. 



Range. Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Bill short ; crown glittering green ; upper tail- 



coverts purple-bronze amahilis, p. 237. 



b. Bill longer ; crown and nape glittering green ; upper 



tail-coverts dark shining green decora, p. 238. 



1. Polyerata amabilis. 



Trochilus ( ?) amabilis, Goidd, P. Z.S. 1851, p. 115. 



Cceligena /3. Damophila amabilis, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 7 ; id Troch. 



Enum. p. 3, pi. 681. ff. 4496-7. 

 Juliamyia amabilis, Bp. Rev. Zool. 1854, p. 255 ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1860, 



p. 296. 

 Damophila amabilis, CJoidd, Mon. Troch. v. p. 341 (Sept. 1859) ; id. 



Intr. Troch. p. 170; Cab. ^- Heine, 3Im. Hein. iii. p. 40; Lawr. 



Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 292, ix. p. 128 ; Scl. ^- Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, 



p. 365, 1879, p. 5.30 ; Muls. ^ Verr. Class. Troch. p. 38; Bouc. 



P. Z. S. 1878, p. 71 ; Elliot, Stjn. Troch. p. 234 ; Eudes-Desl. Ann. 



Mns. Caen, i. p. 467. 

 Polyerata amabilis, Heine, J.f. Orn. 1863, p. 104; Muls. Hist. Nat. 



Ois.-Mouches, i. p. 52, iv. p. 193; id. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. 



p. 208; Berl. J.f. Orn. 1884, p. 312, 1887, p. 333. 

 llylocharis amabilis, Gr-ay, Hand-l. B. i. p. 150. 



Adult male. Upj)er surface shining grass-green ; upper tail- 



