Mr. D. G. Elliot on the Trochilidse. 163 



Chlorostilbon prasinus. 



The All Green Humming bird, Edwards^ Gleanings (17G4), 

 p. 316, pi. A 360, fig. 1. 



L'Orvert, Buffon, PI. Enlum. torn. vii. pi. 13 (text only). 



OrnisniT/a prasina {I'Orvert), Less. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch. 

 p. 188, pi. 65. 



Prasitis prasina, Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. Th. iii. (1861) 

 p. 49, sp. 107. 



Trochilus daphne, Bourc. ? 



Chlorostilbon peruanus, Gould, Intr. Troch. (1861), p. 177, 

 sp. 405. 



Chloristilbon napensis, Gould, Intr. Troch. (1861), p. 177, 

 sp. 406. 



Chlorostilbon brevicaudatus, Gould, Intr. Troch. (1861), 

 p. 178, sp. 407. 



Argytria media, Pelz. Orn. Brasil. p. 29. 



Argytria meliphila, Pelz. Orn. Brasil. p. 29. 



Argytria phoebe. Lesson & Delattre, Rev. Zool. 1839, p. 17, 

 juv. ? 



Hab. Venezuela; Cajenneifide Boucard, Veireaux); Ama- 

 zonian region, Peru {Hauxwell) . 



Although I have stated that perhaps no species has given 

 more trouble to ornithologists than the C. angustipennis , I 

 may perhaps make an exception in favour of the species now 

 under consideration; and I think that the above list of 

 synonyms will bear out the truth of my assertion, and suffi- 

 ciently show how diverse have been the opinions of naturalists 

 when considering the proper appellation to be given to their 

 specimens. The history of the species appears to be as fol- 

 lows ; and it is the more important that it should be traced 

 from its source, because an entirely different species from the 

 one described as ]jrasinus by Lesson has of late years been 

 allowed to usurp that name, and thus the majority of orni- 

 thologists have been misled. Edwards, in his ' Gleanings,^ 

 figured and described a little green Humming-bird with a 

 black bill and rounded tail, two very important characters in 

 the history of this bird. Buffon, as quoted above, describes 

 this bird as I'Orvert, and refers to Edwards's plate and. 



