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4. Chrysuronia elicise. 



Trochilus elicife, Bourc. St Muls. Ann. Sc. Phi/s. et Nat. Lyon, ix. 



p. 314 (1846) ; iid. Rev. Zool. 1846, p. 316. 

 Chrysuronia elicire, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 9 ; id. Track. Enum. p. 5, 



pi. 722. fF. 4644-5; Bp. Rev. Zool. 1854, p. 254; Gould, Man. 



Troch. V. p. 328 (Sept. 1858) ; id. Intv. Troch. p. 165 ; Scl. Sf Salv. 



Ibis, 1859, p. 130 ; Scl. Cat. Am. B. p. 316 ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, 



p. 211 ; id. Ibis, 1872, p. 320 ; Mids. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, ii. 



pp. 4, 13, iv. p. 186 ; id. Ami. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 207 ; Elliot, 



Syn. Troch. p. 169 ; Eudes-Desl. Ann. Mus. Caen, i. p. 439. 

 Chrysurisca eliciaj, Cab. Sf Heine, Mus. Hein. iii. p. 42. 

 Hylocharis elicise, Muls. ^ Verr. Class. Troch, p. 38. 

 Polji;mus elicise, Gray, Hand-l, B. i. p. 133. 



Adult male. Upper surface dark shining grass-green, darker on 

 the crown; upper tail-coverts rich bronze; throat and breast 

 glittering blue; flanks shining green, middle of the abdomen buff; 

 under tail-coverts pale shining bronze ; tail glittering golden bronze ; 

 bill iiesh-colour, the tip black. Total length about 3'5 inches, 

 wing 1-9, tail 1-1, bill 0-7. 



Female. Similar to the male, but with the blue of the throat 

 reduced to discal spots. 



Hah. Central America from Guatemala to Panama. 



a-c. S ad. sk. Coban, Guatemala, Mar., Nov. Salvin-Godman & 



{0. Salvin). Sclater CoUs. 



d. S ad. sk. Choctum, Guatemala (0. -S'. i^ Salvin-Godman Coll. 



F. D. G.). 



e. c? ad.sk. Masagua, Guatemala^Dec. (0. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



5. S; F. D. G.). 



f. S ad. sk. Chontales, Nicaragua ( T. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Belt). 



g-i. (S ad. sk. Costa Eica (Endres). Salvin-Godman & 



Gould CoUs. 



./. S ad. sk. Volcan de Chiriqui (Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



k. c? ad. sk. Bugaba, Panama (Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



/. (S ad. sk. Chitra, Panama (Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



VI, n. S ad. sk. Chiriqui (Arce). Gould Coll. 



0. cS ad. sk. David, Chiriqui (Arce). Gould Coll. 



5. Chrysuronia ruflcollis. 



Pica flores pecho de Canela, Azara, Apimt. ii. p. 484, no. 290. 

 Pica flores pecho de Topacio, Azara, Apunt. ii. p. 485, no. 291. 

 Trochilus ruflcollis, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. N. vii. p. 362 ; id. Enc. 



Meth. p. 564 (ex Azara). 

 Ornismya chrysura, Less. Suppl. Ois.-Mouches, p. 107, pi. 4. 

 Trochilus chrysura, Less. Lid. Gen. Troch. p. xl. 

 Ornismya ruflcollis, d'Orb. ^ Lafr. Syn. Av. ii. p. 30. 

 Chrysuronia chrysura, Bp. Consp. Av. i. p. 75 ; id. Rev. Zool. 1854, 



p. 254 ; Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 9 ; id. Troch. Enum. p. 5, pi. 721. 



ff. 4640-1 ; Gould, Mon. Troch. v. pi. 329 (Jlay 1860) ; id. Lntr. 



Troch. p. 165 ; Scl. Cat. Am. B. p. 316 ; Pelz. Orn. Bras. p. 33 ; 



Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, ii. p. 4 ; id. Ann. Sue. Linn. Lyon, 



