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2. Heliodoxa jamesoni. 



Trochilus jamesoni, BouRr.. Compt. Rend., t. xxxii. p. IS" (1851). — Id., Rev. and Mag. Zonl. (I.'^.")l), p. 97. 

 Coeh'gena (Leadbeatera) jamesoni, Reich., Aufz. der tVilib., p. 7 (1853). — Id., Trocb. Enuni., p. 4. 

 Leadbeatera jamesoni, Bon., Rev. and Map. Zool. (1854), p. 251. 



Heliodoxa jamesoni, Goui.D, Mon. Troch., vol. ii, pi. 95. — Id., Infr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 74. — Mlls., Hist. 

 Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, ii, p. 204. — Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 22 (note 5). 



ffah. Ecuador. 



This species is almost precisely like the IT. j'actila, but has only the front and a 

 narrow line on the crown metallic-green ; the rest of the crown on the sides appear- 

 ing greenish-black. It is rather larger than the bird named, and lias the bill slightly 

 longer. Total length, 4i in. Wing, 3 in. Tail, 2^ in. Culmen, 1 in. 



The females of the two species resemble each other so closely that I can give no 

 characters by which they may be distinguished. 



3. Heliodosa leadbeateri. 



Trochilus leadbeateri, Bourc, Rev. Zool. (1843), p. 102. 



Trochilus otero, Tschud., Weigm. Archiv. (1843), p. 390.— Id., Faun. Penian., p. 249, t. xxiii, fig. 2 (1845-46). 



Leadbeatera grata, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 70 (1850).— Id., Rev. and Map. Zool. (1854), p. 251.— Gould. 



Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 75 (1801). 

 Leadbeatera otero, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 7 (1853).— Box., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 251.— Gould, 



Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 74. 

 Leadbeatera sagitta, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 7 (1853). 

 Cceligena sagitta, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 23 (1853).— Id., Troch. Enum., p. 4, t. 689, fig. 4525, and t. 091), 



figs. 4527-28. 

 Coeligena otero, Reich., Troch. Enum., p. 3, t. 689, figs. 4523-24 (1855). 

 Heliodoxa leadbeateri, Gould., Mon. Troch., vol. ii, pi. 97.— Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii. p. 22 (1860). 



— Elliot, Ibis (1876), p. 7. 

 Heliodoxa otero, Gould, Mon. Troch.. vol. ii. pi. 96.— Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 22 (note 3) (1860). 

 Heliodoxa sagitta. Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 22 (1800). 

 Leadbeatera siilendens, Gould, Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 74 (1801). 

 Aspasta leadbeateri, Hein., Journ. fur Ornith. (1863), p. 179. 

 Aspasta splcndcns, Heine., Journ. fur Ornith. (1863), p. 180. 

 Aspasta otero, Hein., Journ. fur Ornith. (1863), p. 180. 

 Eypolia leadbeateri, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., vol. ii, p. 207. 

 Hypolia otero, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., vol. ii, p. 209. 

 Eypolia splendens, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., vol. ii, p. 211 (1870). 



Eab. Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, and Bolivia. 



Male. Crown of the head metallic-blue or bluish-green. Nape coppery red ; l)lack 

 when viewed from the front. Upper parts, abdomen, and Hanks dark shining grass- 

 green. Throat and breast extremely brilliant metallic-green. Under tail coverts 

 dark olive margined with buffy-white. Upper tail coverts bronze. Median rectrices 

 bronze, lateral ones black. Bill black. Total length, 6f in. Wing, 2| in. Tail, 

 2| in. Culmen, f to 1 in. 



Female has the upper parts grass-green, reddish on tlie nape. Under surface 

 white spangled with green, like the female of ff. jacida. Lower part of abdomen 

 buff. Central rectrices bronze, lateral ones black tipped with white ; under tail 

 coverts pale olive-green, margined with buffy-white. 



I have shown in tbe Ibis (187G, p. 7) how impossible it is to separate tliis species 



9 August, 1878. 



