^Q SYNOPSIS OF THE HUMMING-BIRDS. 



Female. Feathers of the crown and nape bUick tipped with green. Throat 

 reddish-buff spotted with brown; breast deep buff; rest of plumage like the male, 

 but not so brilliant. 



2. Bourcieria conradi. 



Trochilus conradi, BouRC, P. Z. S. (1847), p. 45. 



MdUsuga conradi. Gray, Geii. Birds, vol. i, p. 112, sp. 14. 



Bourcieria conradi, Goui.d, Mon. Troch., vol. iv, pi. 253.— Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 136. — Bon., Rev. 



and Mag. Zool. (1854), p 252.— Id., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 73 (1850). 

 ' Gonradinia conradi, Rkich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 10 (1853). — Id., Troch. Eiium., p. 7, pi. 747, figs. 4714-15 (1855). 

 Homophania conradi, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 73 (note) (1860). — Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., 



vol. ii, p. 320. 



Ilab. Venezuela. 



Hale. Top of head shining golden-green. Breast white ; rest of upper and under 

 surface shining grass-green. Median rcctrices bronzy-green, remainder wliite with 

 their terminal third bronzy-green. Bill black. Total length, 5| in. Wing, 3 in. 

 Tail, 21 in. Culmen, Ij in. 



Female has the throat buffy-white, rest like the male, but less brilliant, and 

 rectrices tipped with brownish-black. 



3. Bourcieria insectivora. 



Trochilus [Lampornis] insectivorus, Tscuid., Faun. Per., p. 248, fig. 1 (1844). 



Bourcieria in.fectivora, Goui.d, Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 135 (1861). — Elliot, Ibis (1876), p. 5. 



Homophania insectivora, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, iii, p. 1, ad. 



Hob. Peru. 



Male. Head and back of neck jet-black, with the centre of the crown metallic 

 grass-green. Throat metallic-green. Back, upper tail coverts, abdomen, and under 

 tail coverts shining grass-green. Breast pure white. Wings purplish-brown, their 

 coverts like the back. Median rectrices shining grass-green, remainder pure white 

 tipped with green, most extensive on the outermost feather. Bill black. Total 

 length, 5| in. Wing, 3g in. Tail, 2| in. Culmen, 1^ in. (Type of adult in my 

 collection.) 



Female. Entire upper parts and throat shining green. Median rectrices green ; 

 rest white, tipped with black, glossed with green. Rest like the male. 



4. Bourcieria fulgidigula. 



Sourcieria fulgidigula, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv, pi. 252. — Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 135 (1861) — 



Reich., Troch. Enum., p. 7, pi. 749, figs. 4718-20 (1855). 

 Homophania fulgidigula, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 73 (note). — Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., 



vol. ii, p. 318. 



Hab. Ecuador. 



3fale. Crown bluish-green, rest of head black with green reflections. Chin and 

 throat green. A broad band of white on the breast. Back, abdomen, and tail 

 coverts dark grass-green, the two former black in certain lights. Wings purplish- 

 brown. Median rectrices dark olive-green, rest white tipped with dark olive-green, 



