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SYNOPSIS OF THE HUMMING-BIRDS. 



Hah. Islands of Nassau and New Providence of the Baliamas. 



Mule. Above golden-green. Throat metallic purplish-violet. Breast white. 

 Abdomen green mingled with rufous. Under tail coverts bufFy-white. jNIedian 

 rectrices purple, the inner web of all but that of the external feather cinnamon. 

 Bill black. Total length, ?>\ in. Wing, 11 in. Tail, \\ in. Culmen, f in. 



Female. Above greenish-gray. Throat bufFy-white. Abdomen and under tail 

 coverts rufous. Middle tail feathers bronzy-green, lateral feathers rufous with a 

 subterminal black band, beneath which there is a green gloss on the outer webs. 

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



5. Doricha lyrura. 



Doricha lyrura, Goui-d, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 4th ser. (1869), vol. iv, pp. Ill, 112. — Em.iot, Ibis (1872), p. 

 3.54. — Mur.s., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch. (1877), torn, iv, p. 41. 



Hah. Islands of Inagua, and Long Island of the Bahamas. 



Male. Forehead and throat metallic purplish-violet. Upper surface dull grass- 

 green. A band of Avhite across the breast, rest of under parts rufous, except vent 

 Avhich is white. Tail lyre-shaped, feathers turning outward at the tips, purplish- 

 black, all the feathers except middle and outermost ones having their inner web 

 rufous. Bill black. Total length, 3 j in. Wing, 1^ in. Tail, 1 gin. Culmen, | in. 



Female. Upper parts pale brownish, glossed with metallic-green. Throat and 

 breast white ; rest of under parts pale rufous. Tail rounded. Median pair of 

 rectrices shining grass-green ; remainder buff with a broad black central band. 

 The feather next the central pair on either side has a shining grass-green gloss on 

 the outer web beneath the black. Wings purple. Bill and feet black. Total 

 length, 3g in. Wing, Ig in. Tail, Ig in. Culmen, ^ in. 



Genus LXV.— MYRTIS. 



My r lis, REirH., Aufz. dor Colib., p. 13 (1853). 

 Z cphyrttis, Muls. and Verr., Class. Trocb. (18G.5), p. 87. 

 Eudosia, Ml'ls., Oat. Ois. Mouch. (1875), p. 32 [nee p. 20). 

 Eulidia, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, iv, p 114 (1877). 



Ch. Bill longer than the head, curved for its entire 

 length. Wings rather long, reaching half the length 

 of the tail. Median rectrices extremely short, almost 

 hidden in the coverts ; the four lateral ones long. 



Range. Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 



Two species are known, of small size, with peculiarly 

 shaped tails in the males, and brilliant throat marks. 



Type. 

 O. funny. Less. 

 O. fanny. Less. 

 T. yarrelli, Bourc. 

 T. yarrelli, Boure. 



Fig. 73. 



SlyrtU/annia, S. Tiuta.Pera. "White!/." 



Key lo the species. 



A. Throat metallic-green bordered by violet; four lateral rectrices uniform in width. 



B. Throat metallic-lilac with blue reflections. Three lateral rectrices narrow and 



pointed. 



1 



M. fannix. 

 2. M. yarrelli. 



