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Adult. Head black with a bronzy gloss. Back and upper tail coverts, when 

 viewed from behind, metallic-red changing to golden on the rnnip. A patch of 

 metallic bluish-green on the throat. A white patch on cither si(h' of the breast; 

 under parts purplish-black. Under tail coverts black fringed Avith white, upper 

 tail coverts purple. Tail purplish-black. Total length, 4:| in. Wing, 2^ in. Tail, 

 2| in. Culmen, I^l in. 



11. Bourcieria ceeligena. 



Ornismya cceligena, Less., Troch., p. 141, pi. 53 (1832). 



MclUsuga cceligena, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 112. 



Cceligena typica, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 73 (l.S.'iO). — In., Rpv. and Mag. Zool. (18.54). p. 2:V2.— Gocld, Mnn. 



Troch., vol. iv, pi. 2.')5. — Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 1. — Id., Trodi. Eniim., p. 3, t. f.80, fig. 4515 (1855). 

 Lampropygia cceligena. Cab. and Rein., Mus. ITein. Tli., iii, p. 78. — Gould, Iiitr. Troch., p. 136. — Elliot, Ibis 



(1876), p. 55. — MuLs., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, iii, p. 10. 



Shb. Venezuela. 



Adult. Upper part of head, back, and shoulders dark coppery-red, metallic in 

 certain lights. Hump viewed from behind very brilliant metallic-green. Throat 

 white, central portion of feathers blackish-brown. Breast dark gray. Abdomen 

 smoke-color ; flanks reddish-bronze. Wings bright purple. Tail dark olive with 

 coppery reflections. Bill black. Total length, 6 in. Wing, 3g in. Tail, 2| in. 

 Bill, l.| in. 



12. Bourcieria columbiana. 



Lampropygia cceligena, ex Columbia, Auct. 

 Lampropygia colmnhiana, Elliot, Ibis (1876), p. 57. 



Hah. Columbia. 



AduU. Top and sides of head and nape olive-brown, with rufous reflections; back 

 same as head, slightly darker. Rump viewed from behind brilliant metallic-green. 

 Wings purple; slionlder olive-brown. Throat white, centre of feathers blackish- 

 brown ; upper part of breast smoky-white, darker towards the abdomen, which 

 together with the flanks is very dark rufous-brown. Under tail coverts reddish- 

 brown, central portion of the feathers blackish-brown. Tail olive-brown. Bill black. 

 Feet black. Total length, 5| in. Wing, 3 in. Tail, 2 in. Culmen, lyL in. Type 

 in my collection. 



13. Bourcieria boliviana. 



Lampropygia boliviana, Gould, Intr. Troch., p. 137. — Elliot, Ibis (1876), p. 57. — JIlls. Ilist. Nat. Ois. 

 Mouch., torn, iii, p. 13. 



Hah. Bolivia. 



Adult. Head and upper parts brownish-black, but when viewed from behind the 

 rump and back are brilliant metallic grass-green. Wings purple. Throat dark 

 brown, feathers margined with white ; abdomen and flanks very dark olive-brown, 

 feathers tipped with rufous. Under tail coverts blackish-brown margined with 

 reddish-buft'. Tail very dark olive-brown ; central feathers glossed with purple. 

 Bill black. Total length, 51 in. Wing, 3.^ in. Tail, 2 1 in. Culmen, 1^ in. 



