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SYNOPSIS OF THE HUMMING-BIRDS. 



1. Urochroa bougueri. 



Trochilus bovgueri, BouKC, Conipt, Rend., t. 32, p. 18G, juv. (1851). 



Cwligena bougueri, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 7 (1853).— Id., Troch. Enum., p. 3 (IS.'i.^).— Bon., Rev. and 



Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 252. 

 Urochroa bougueri, Goot.d, Mon. Troch., vol. ii. pi. 57, juv. — Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 56 (1861).— Muls., 



Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., vol. i, p. 192, pi. ad. 

 Urochroa leucura, Lawr., Auu. N. Y. Lye. Nat. Hist., vol. 8 (18G4), p. 43, ad. 



Hah. Ecuador. 



Adult. Upper parts grass-green, changing to bronze on the rump and upper tail 

 coA'erts. Wings purple. Throat and breast metallic dark blue. Flanks shining 

 green. Rest of under surfece dark olive-brown. Under tail coverts green edged 

 Avitli Avhite. Median rectrices dark green, remainder white, margined with blackish- 

 brown. Bill black. Total length, 5| in. Wing, 2| in. Tail 2 in. Culmen, \\ in. 



Young differ in having a conspicuous reddish-buff stripe from gape to beneath 

 the eye. Upper parts bronzj'-grcen, and outermost rectrices blackish-brown. Blue 

 of the throat less brilliant. Description from type specimen in my collection. 



The female is not known. 



Genus XXIX.— EUGENIA. 



Eugenia, Gould, V. Z. S. (1855), p. 192. 



Clt. Bill long, straight, stout. 

 Nostrils covered with feathers. 

 Wings long and pointed. Tail 

 lengthened, much forked ; feathers 

 narrow, stiff. Tarsi feathered nearly 

 to the toe. Sexes dissimilar. 



Ranfje. Ecuador. 



But one species is known of this 



Type. 

 E. imperatrix, Gould. 



FiR. 29. 



£uffenia impcrairU. S . A&aa. Ecuador. Gould. 



1. Ijugenia imperatrix. 



Eugenia ■imperatrix, Gout.d, P. Z. S. (1855), p. 192.— Id., Mon. Troch., vol. iv, pi. 234. — Id., Intr. Troch., 

 octavo ed., p. 130 (18G1).— Mui.s., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, ii, p. 198. 



Ilab. Ecuador. 



3fale. Forehead and chin brilliant metallic-green. Crown and upper parts deep 

 grass-green, very brilliant when viewed from behind. On the centre of throat a 

 spot of metallic-violet. Breast very dark green. Abdomen and under tail coverts 

 luminous greenish-yellow. Wings purple-brown. Tail leathers blackish-brown. 

 Thighs brown. Bill black ; feet black. Total length, 6 in. Wing, 3 in. Tail, 

 31 in. Culmen (uncovered), 1 in. 



