388 TROCIIILT. 



2. Calliphlox mitchelli. 

 Trochilus mitchelli, Bowc. P. Z. S. 1847, p. 47; Gray, Hm,d-L B. 



Lucifer 8. Calotliovax mitchelli, Eeich. Avfz. d. Col. p. 13; {d Troch. 



mum. p. 10, pi. 848. ff. 5006-8. 

 Trvphiena mitchelli, Bp. liev. Zool. 1854, p. 257. 

 Calliplilox mitchelli, Gould, Mon. Troch. iii. pi. 160 (May 1860) ; 



id. Infr. Troch. p. 98 ; id. Ibiii, 1876, p. 399; de Oca, La Nat. in. 



p 165; Elliot, Stjn. Troch. p. 131 ; Mttk. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouche-s 



iv. p. 49 ; Berl. J.f. Orn. 1887, p. 330. 

 Amathusia (Philodice') mitchelli, Muls. 8f Verr. Class. Troch. p. 86. 

 Philodice mitchelli, Muls. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 226. 



Adult male. Similar to that of C. amethystina, but with^ the 

 glittering throat of a parple hue : the two lateral rectrices on either 

 side subequal, the outermost pair less pointed, and all the rectrices 

 except the central pair purple-black ; a rufous patch on either side 

 of the lower abdomen. 



Female and young male. Under surface rufous, darker on the 

 llanks and under tail-coverts ; lateral rectrices rufous, with a sub- 

 terminal black band. 



Hah. Ecuador. 



«. S ad. sk. Baisa, Ecuador {Buckley). Sah'in-C4odraan Coll. 



b. c? ad. sk. Nanegal, Ecuador (Buckley). Salvin-Godman Ooll. 



c. S ad. sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador {Buckley). SalTin-Godman ColL 

 d-h. S ad. sk. Ecuador. Salvin-Godman & 



Gould Colls. 

 i. (5 ad. sk. Ecuador {Buckley). Gould Coll. 



j, k. S ad. ; I- Quito, Ecuador {Jameson). Gould Coll. 



n. 2 ad. sk. 



110. SMARAGDOCHRYSIS. „ 



Type. 

 Smaragdochrysis, Gould, Mon. Troch. v. pi. 359 (Sept. 



1B61) S. iridescens. 



Range. Brazil. 



An obscure genus of doubtful affinities, only known from the 

 single type from the Gould collection. 



The green colour of the plumage has no relationship to any of the 

 members of this section of the TrocMlidce, except it be PtocJioptera, 

 the position of which again is doubtful. In form it does not differ 

 very materially from Calliphlox, and I follow Mr. Elliot in placing 

 it near that genus. Gould at first referred it to the same position, 

 but afterwards transferred it to the end of the TrocMlidce as being 

 altogether incertce. sedis. 



1. Smaragdochrysis iridescens. 



Calliphlox? iridescens, Gould, P. Z. S. 1800, p. 310. 

 Smaragdochrysis iridescens, Goidd, Mon. Troch. v. pi. 359 (Sept. 

 1861) ; id. Intr. Troch. p. 181 ; Mvh. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mo,iches, ii, 



