318 TROCHILI. 



Leadbeatera grata, Bp. Consp. i. p. 70; id. Rev. Zool. 1854, p. i'ol ; 



Gould, Intr. Troch. p. 75. 

 Coeliireua (Leadbeatfi-a) sagitta, Reich. Avfz. d. Col. p. 7. 

 Ca>ligena sagitta, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 2'6 ; id. Troch. Enum. p. 4, 



pi. 689. f. 4525, pi. 690. ft". 4527-28. 

 Creligena (Leadbeatera) typica, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 7. 

 Leadbeatera otero, Bp. Rev. Zool. 1854, p. 251 ; Gould, Intr. Troch 



p. 75 ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1^74, p. 543. 

 Cojligeiia S. Leadbeatera otero, Reich. Troch. Enum. p. 3, pi. 689 



K 4523-24. 

 Ileliodoxa leadbeateri, Gould, Mon. Troch. ii. pi. 97 (Sept. 1800) 



Cah. ^- Heine, Mus. Hein. iii. p. 22 ; Scl. Cat. Am. B. p. 293 



Elliot, Ibis, 1876, p. 7 ; id. Syn. Troch. p. 65 ; Scl. ^- Salv. P. Z. S. 



1879, p. 627 ; Eudes-Desl. Ann. Mus. Caen, i. p. 283. 

 Ileliodoxa otero, Gotdd,Mon. Troch. ii. pi. 90 (Sept. 18(0); Cab. i^- 



Heine, Mus. Hein. iii. p. 22; Eudes-Desl. Ann. Mus. Caen, i. 



p. 285 ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1882, p. 85. 

 Leadbeatera splendens, Gould, Intr. Troch. p. 74. 

 Heliodoxa sagitta, Cab. 4" Heine, Mus. Hein. iii. p. 22. 

 Aspasta leadbeateri, Heine, J.f. Or7i. 1863, p. 179. 

 Aspasta otero, Heinf, J.f. Orn. 1863, p. 180. 

 Aspasta ^ijlendeus, Heine, J.f. Orn. 1803, p. 180. 

 Hypolia leadbeateri, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, ii. p. 207 ; id. 



Arm. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 213. 

 Clytolfema leadbeateri, var. otero, Muls. Sf Terr. Class. Troch. p. 59. 

 Clytolajma leadbeateri, 3Iuls. ^- Verr. Class. Iroch. p. 59. 

 Hypolia otero, Mids. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, ii. p. 209. 

 Hypolia splendens, 3Iuls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, ii. p. 211. 

 Heliodoxa splendens, Eudes-Desl. Ann. Mus. Caen, i. p. 286. 

 Ileliodoxa leadbeateri parvula, Berl. J.f. Orn. 1887, p. 320. 



Adult male. Upper surface dark grass-green, more bronzy on the 

 hind neck and upper tail-coverts ; crown rich glittering violet-blue, 

 tapering towards the nape, where it is bordered on either side with 

 black ; under surface glittering grass-green, brighter on the throat ; 

 under tail-coverts narrowly edged with white ; tail steel-blue, the 

 central rectrices tinged with bronze ; bill black. Total length 

 about 4-5 inches, wing 2-75; tail, central rectrices 1-35, lateral 1-9 ; 

 bill 0-9. 



Female. Crown dark shining green ; under surface white, each 

 feather with a shining green disc ; middle of the abdomen but! : 

 under tail-coverts dull green, edged with dingy buff; lateral 

 rectrices tipped with white. 



Younij males have the feathers of the upper surface edged with 

 rufous, wider and darker on the crown, the throat rufous where the 

 glittering green feathers of the adult are gradually assumed. 



Very old females have a patch of light blue feathers on the 

 crown of the same shape as the violet patch of the males. 



Bab. Andes of South America from Venezuela to Bolivia. 



a. (S ad.; b. $ ad. Caracas, Venezuela. E. Dvsou [C.]. 

 sk. 



c. (5 ad. sk. Caracas, Venezuela (GwnW/)- Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



d. 5 ad. sk. Caracas, Venezuela. Gould Coll. 



