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TVPE. 



C. iridescens, Gould. 



Genus LXVII.— SMARAGDOCHRYSIS. 



Sma ragdochry sis , Gould, Intr. Trocb., octavo ed., p. 180 (1861). 



Ch. "Bill longer than the head, 

 straight and slender; wings small, prima- 

 ries narrow and rigid ; tail of moderate 

 size and deeply forked ; tarsi clothed ; 

 feet small ; hind toe and nail nearly as 

 long as the middle toe and nail." (Gould, 

 loc. cit.) 



Range. Brazil. 



One species only is known, and together 

 with that of the succeeding genus, with 

 which it is closely allied, leads on natu- 

 rally to Callipulox. 



1. Smaragdochrysis iridescens. 



CaHipMox? iridescens. Gould. P. Z. S. (1860), p. 310. 



Smaragdochrysis iridescens, Gould, Moii. Troch., vol. v, pi. S50. — Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 181. 



Ilab. Brazil. 



" The whole of the body including tlie upper and under tail coverts iridescent 

 pale green and light coppery-red, most brilliant on the throat; the deeply forked 

 tail steely dark brown, each feather tipped with a more bronzy or purplish hue, 

 which is seen only in certain lights ; upper mandible and the tip of the lower one 

 black, the remainder of the latter apparently reddish flesh-color. Total length, 3j 

 in. Bill f in. Wing, l^^ in. Tail 1.^ in." (Gould, 1. c.) 



Tarsi j'eatTiered 

 Smaragilachrysia iri'iexcens. i . Type. Brazil, Gould. 



Genus LXVIII.— PTOCHOPTERA. 



Ptochoptera, Elliot, Ibis (1874), p. 261. 



Type. 

 T. iolasma, Pulz. 



Ch. Bill moderately long, straight, sharply Fig- '6. 



pointed. Wings extremely short, a little over 

 one-third the entire length of the bird. Tail long, 

 deeply forked, feathers narrow, outer ones curving 

 slightly inwards. Tail coverts very long, reaching 

 to the fork of the tail. 



Range. Brazil. 



The single known species, like that of Smarag- 

 dochrysis, is a small bird, of rather plain plumage, 

 but with a brilliant throat. The females of both genera arc entirely unknown. 



17 September, 1878. 



J'tvishujiCcra iotama, J . Tj-po. Cnizil. batterer. 



