PII.ETirOUNIS. l;> 



brownish-black, with their elongated tips white. Lateral fe;ithers shining bronze- 

 green, at base succeeded by a broad black bar, and tipped with rufous. Bill 

 straight. Maxilla black, mandible flcsli-color, tip brown. Total length, 5;^ in. 

 Wing, 2| in. Tail, 2-^ in. Culmen, 1^ in. Description taken from the unique type 

 in my collection. 



3. Phaethornis yaraqui. 



Trochilus yaruqui, BouRC, Compt. Rciul.. torn, .x.xxii, p. 1S7 {18")1). 



Phcutlwrnis yaruqui, Gould, Jlon. Troch., vol. i, pi. 27.— Id., Intr. Trocli., octavo ed., p. 41.— Saf.v. and F.i.uot, 



Ibis (1873), p. 11.— IvEicn. jiufz. dcr Colib., p. 14— Id., Trocb. Ennm., p. 12. 

 Phxtornis yaruqui, MuLS., Hist. Nat. Ois. Moucb., torn, i, p. 5G. 

 Guyornis yaruqui, Bon., Rev. and Mag'. Zool. (18.54), p. 249. 

 Toxateuches yaruqui, Cab. and IIeix., Mns. Hein. Th., iii, p. 11 (note) (1860). 



Ilah. Ecuador.' 



Top of head very dark brown. Entire body dark shining green. Superciliary 

 stripe and one at base of mandible buff. Tail black, central feathers tipped with 

 white. Young birds have these quite long, but they become shorter with age, until 

 in the adult males, they are but little longer than the lateral feathers. The white 

 portion also becomes less, until it is reduced to little more than a spot. Maxilla 

 black, mandible flesh-color, tip black. The females apparently always retain their 

 elongated median rectrices, wliich do not become shortened by age, and the under 

 surface of the body is not of so dark a color as is observed in the males. Total 

 length, 51 in. Wing, 2| in. Tail, 21 in. Culmen, If in. 



4. Phaethornis guyi. 



Trochilus guyi. Less., Hist. Trocb., p. 119, t. 44 (1831). 



Pluethornis guyi, Gkat, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 104, sp. G.— "Bo.v., Coni^p. Gen. Av., vol. i. p. f.7 (1830).— Gorr.D, 



Mon. Trocb., vol. i, pi. 2G.— Id., Intr. Trocb., octavo cd., p. 44.— Sai-v. and Elliot, 'Ibis (1S73), p. 12. 

 Plia:tliornis guy, Reich., Aufz. dcr Colib., p. 14 (18.J3).— Id., Trocb. Euum., p. 12 (1855). 

 Guyornis typus. Box., Rev. and Ma^. Zool. (1854), p. 249. 

 Phcetomis guyi, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Moucb., torn, i, p. 58. 



Hub. Trinidad, Venezuela, Eastern Peru. 



Upper surface shining green. Wings purplish-brown. Uppor tail coverts shining 

 dark green, edged with white, and barred subterminally with black. Stripe above 

 and behind the eye, another below it, and a third in the centre of the throat, dark 

 buff. Auriculars and lores black. Under surface ash-gray; flanks glossed with 

 green; abdomen buff. Tail shining green at base, remaining portion black tipped 

 with white. Maxilla black, mandible flesh-color tipped with black. Total leng'h, 

 6 in. Wing, 21 in. Tail, 21 in. Culmen, If in. 



5. Phaethornis emiliae. 



Trochilus emtltce, Bocrc, Ann. Sec. Sc, Lyon (184C), p. 317. 



Trochilus apicalis, "Licnx.," Cab., Tscb. Fann. Per., p. 243 (1844).— Hein-., Journ. filr Ornitb. (1SG3) p. 177. 

 Phccthornis emiliw, Bo.n., Consp. Av., vol. i, p. 08 (1850).— Id., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 249. 

 Phaethornis apicalis, Bo.v., Consp. Av., vol. i, p. 68 (1850). 



Phaethornis emiliw, Gray, Gen. B, vol. i, p. 104, sp. 7.— RracH., Aufz. der Colib., p. 14 (1853).— Id., Troch. 

 Euum., p. 12 (1855).— Gould, Intr. Trocb., octavo cd., p. 44 (18G1).— Salv. and Elliot. Ibi.s (1873), p. 12. 



