LAPRESNA YA. 



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parts black. Upper and under tail coverts glittering bine, some featliers witb green 

 reflections. Bill black. Total length, 4 in. Wing, 2.^ in. Tail, li in. Culnien, 

 I in. 



2. Xjulampis jugularis. 



TrochiTus jugularts, Linn., Syst. Nat. {17GG), p. 190, sp. 7. — Lath., Ind. Orn. (1790), vol. i, p. 305, sp. 12. 



Trochilus auratus, violaceus, venuslissimus, and ci/anomclas, Gmel., Syst. Xat. (1788), vol. i, pp. -487, sp. 

 29 ; 488, sp. 41 ; 490, sp. 37 ; 498, sp. C2. 



Trochilus cyaneus, gramitiniis, and bancnifti, L.4th., Iiid. Oi'U. (1790), vol. i, pp. 309, sp. 25; 305, sp. 11 ; 

 317, sp. 53. 



Souimanga prasinoptirc, Vieill, Ois. Dor. (1802), vol. ii, p. 65. 



Cerihia prasinoptcra, Sparr , Mus. Carlson, t. 81. 



Trochilus {Culampis) auratus, Less., Ind. Gen. Synop. Gcnr. Troch., p. vii (1831) (Lcs Trochilida?). 



Polytmus Jugularis, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 108, sp. 19 (18-14-49). 



Topaza violacea, Gray, (Jen. Birds, vol. i, p. 110, sp. 2. 



Eulampis jugularis, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. ii, pi. 82. — Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 07. — Bon., Consp. 

 Gen. Av., vol. i, p. 72 (1850).— Id., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 250.— Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 11 

 (1853).— Id., Troch. Enum., p. 9, t. 790, figs. 4851-52 (1855).— Cab. and IIein., Mus. Ilcin. Th., iii (1800), 

 p. 17. — Elliot, Ibis (1872), p. 352. — Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., toni. ii, p. 131. 



Eitb. Islands of Nevis, Martinique, Dominica, and Santa Lucia. 



Adult. Up]ier parts velvety-black; wings and their coverts glittering dark green. 

 Chin, throat, and breast shining vinous purple. Abdomen black. Upper and under 

 tail coverts shining bluish-green. Tail dark dull-green. Bill blacli. Total length, 

 4| in. AVing, 3 in. Tail, 1^ in. Culmen, | in. 



Genus XVIII.— LAFRESNAYA. 



Calothorax, Gr.4.t [ncc 1840), Gen. of Birds, vol. i, p. 110 (1848). 

 Lafresnaya, Bon., Conipt. Rend. (1850) p. 380. 

 Entima, Cab. and Heix., Mus. IIein. Th., iii, p. 51 (1800). 

 Euclosia , Muls. and Verr., Class. Troch. (1865), p. 03. 



Cli. Bill weak, slender, much curved, 

 about one-half as lonfj as the bodv. Wine's 

 long, pointed; primaries curving inwards ; 

 outer web on the first hardly perceptible, 

 inner webs very narrow. Tail nearly even, 

 feathers pointed. Under tail coverts 

 reaching two-tliirds the length of rectrices. 

 Feet moderate, tarsi clothed. Sexes dif- 

 ferent in plumage. 



Range. Venezuela, Columbia, and Ecuador 



Type. 

 T.flavicaudata. Fr.is.? 

 T. Jlavicaudaia, Fras. 

 T. gayi, Bourc. 

 T.Jlaricatidala. Fras. 



Fig. 18. 



Za/rtsnayaJiaticauJaia. S. Bogota. Whitel^. 



Key In the species. 



A.. Breast green, abdomen black. 



a. Lateral rectrices buff, inarGrinefl and lijiped with bronzy-')ro\vn. 



b. Lateral rectrices white, tipped with brouiic-greeu. 



1. L. Jlavicaudata. 



2. L. gayi. 



