111. PTOCHOriEBA-. 389 



p. 8G; id. Ann. Sue. Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 209 : Elliot, Sun. TrocL 

 p. 129. f ' > y 



Cblorolampis iride3cens, Muls. >^ Ven: Class. Troch. p> 41. 



Male. Upper surface dark shining grass-green, brighter on the- 

 forehead and crown ; throat glittering pale green, with a coppery 

 hue in certain incidence of light ; abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 shining dark green ; tail steel-blue : maxilla black, mandible Hesh- 

 colour, the tip black. Total length, about 3-4 inches, wing 1-55 ; 

 tail, central rectrices 07, lateral 1-2; bill 0-7. 



Hab. Ijrazil. 



a. cJ ad. sk. Novo Fribourgo, Brazil {Reeves). Gould Coll. 



(Type of the species.) 



111. PTOCHOPTERA. 



I'tochoptera, Elliot, Ibis, 1874, p. 261 P. iolajma. 



Range. Brazil. 



1. Ptochoptera iolasina. 



Chlorestes S. Kiccordia iolajma, Reich. Aufz. cl. Col. p. 8 : id. Troch 



Enum. p. 4, pi, 705. ff. 4588-9. 

 Thaluiania iolajma, Pelz. Orn. Bras. pp. .30, .57 ; Salv. S,- Elliot, Ibis, 



1873, p. 361. 

 Ptochoptera iolxma, Elliot, Ibis, 1874, p. 261 ; id. Syn. Troch. p. 130 : 



Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches, ii. p. 89. 



" Top of the head and nape dull dark green, entire upper parts 

 grass-greeu, only slightly metallic. The tail-coverts are lighter 

 green than the back and reach to the fork of the tail. Throat pale 

 metallic grass-green. Rest of underparts pale smoky brown, with 

 some of the Hank-feathers tipped with grass-green. Under tail- 

 coverts long, same colour as the abdomen, with a slight metallic 

 greenish lustre on the centre of the feathers. Tail long, deeply 

 forked, dark purplish brown, feathers very narrow. AVings purplish 

 brown. Uill and feet black. Total length 4|- inches, wing i, tail 2, 

 bill from gape f . From type of species in the Vienna Zoological 

 Museum." (Elliot, I. s. c.) 



The type of this species was obtained by Xatterer at Ypanema in 

 South Brazil. Mr. Elliot examined this type and considered it to 

 belong to a distinct genus allied to Smaraijdoclirysis and Calliphlox *. 

 Not having a specimen for examination, I am doubtful as to the 

 position of the genus, but follow Mr. Elliot in placing it here. 



Hab. Brazil. 



* It will be ob.served that the cut ul' the tail in his ' Synopsis ' shows the 

 feutliers to be wide, whereas in the dcsoription they are said to" be " very narrow." 



