103. EIUOCNEMIS. 363 



2. Eriocnemis alinse. 



Oruismyaalinse, Bourc. Ann. Sc. Pki/s. et Aat. Lyon, v. p. 348, pi. '20 



(1842) ; id. Eer. Zool. 1842, p. 373. 

 Eriopus alinffi, Bp. Con»p.Av. i. p. 80. 

 Eriocueniis a. Eugyte aline, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 9; id. Troch. 



Enum. p. 6, pi. 72(). ft". 4655-6. 

 Eriocnemys alin;e, Bp. Rev. Zool. 1854, p. 252. 

 Eriocnemis alinse, Gould, Mon. Troch. iv. pi. 280 (May 1859); id. 



Intr. Troch. p. 145; Cab. i^- Heine, Mm. Heiu. i'li. p. 73; Sitl. 



Cat. Am. B. p. 311 ; Muls. ^ Verr. Class. Troch. p. 05; Whitely, 



P.Z.S. 1873, p. 784; Muh. Hiit. Nat. Ois.-Moitches, iii. p. 30, 



iv. p. 216; id. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 217; Elliot, Syn. 



Troch. p. 191 ; Berl. J. f. Orn. 1887, p. 321. 

 Hylocharis aline, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 152. 



Adult male. Upper surface shining grass-green ; forehead and 

 under surface, including the under tail-coverts, glittering grass- 

 green ; bases of the feathers of the throat and breast white, which 

 colour shows between the glittering greeu discal spots ; tibial tults 

 white ; tail sliiniug olive-green ; bill black. Total length about 8-5 

 inches, wing 2-1 ; tail, central rectrices 0-85, lateral \-'6 : bill 0-75. 



Female. Probably resembles the male. 



E. dyhowslii, which I do not know, is evidently a close ally of 

 E, alince (see page 361). 



Hah. Colombia and Northern Ecuador. 



a-h. Ad. sk. Colombia (Bogota make J. Salvin-Godman & 



C4ould Colls. 



i-l. Ad.sk. Pasto, Ecuador (Ze/o««?i«)- Salvin-Godmau & 



Gould Colls. 



m. Ad. St. Purchased. 



3. Eriocnemis vestita. 



Ornismya vestita, Lomjuem. Rev. Zool. 1838, p. 314 ; Lodd. P. Z. iS 

 1843, p. 122. 



Trochilus uropygialis, Fra.^er, P. Z. S. 1840, p. 15. 



Ornismya glomata. Less. Echo du Monde Sav. 1843 (Jide Elliot). 



Eriopus vestita, Bp. Consp. Av. i. p. 80. 



Eriocnemis vestita, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 9 ; id. Troch. Enum. 

 p. 6, pi. 726. ff. 4657-9 ; Cfould, Mon. Troch. iv. pi. 275 (May 

 1859) ; id. Lidr. Troch. p. 145 ; Cab. 8f Heine, Mus. Hvin. iii. p. 73'; 

 Scl. Cat. Am. B. p. 311 ; Muls. ^- Verr. Class. Troch. p. iir, ; Scl 

 Si- S'nlv. P. Z. i>. 1870, p. 782 ; Elliot, Ibis, 1876, p. 10 : id. Sy7i. 

 Troch. p. 193 ; Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, iii. p. .■)2, iv. p. 216 ; 

 id. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lijon, .\xii. p. 1-52 ; Berl. J. f. Orn. 1887 

 p. 322. ■ ' 



Eriocnemys vestitus, lip. Rer. Znol. 1854, p. 252. 



Mellisuga ridolphi, Bmrenuti, Ann. R. Mus. Tor. 1865, p. 305. 



Hylochaiis ve-tita, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 152. 



.Idiill female. Ujjper surface shining grass-green; rump and 

 upper tail-coverts very brilliant glittering golden green ; under 

 surface shining grass-green, l)ccoming biightcr and more golden on 



