150 SYNOPSIS OF THE HUMMING-BIRDS. 



feathers are brownish-black, except the two central which are green ; the ends of 

 the eight middle tail feathers are largely marked with a deep vinous bronzy-crimson, 

 most in extent on the short central feathers ; the long outer feather on each side 

 ends with obscure bronzy-green ; the outer edge of the lateral feather is buff for 

 three-quarters its length from, the base — this color occupying only about one-third 

 the width of the web ; the under surface of the tail is steel-blue, bronzy at the ends 

 of the feathers; the shafts of the two long lateral feathers are whitish at base for 

 about half their length ; wings brownish-purple ; the throat gorget is of a brilliant 

 metallic pale green ; the sides of the neck, breast, upper part of abdomen, and sides 

 are a shining green ; lower part of abdomen ashy-buff. Bill and feet black. Length, 

 5| in. Wing, 2^ in. Tail, lateral feathers, d^\ in., short central ones I^l in. 

 Bill, 1 in." (Lawr., 1. c.) 

 Female. Unknown. 



2. "^Zodalia glyceria. 



Leshia glyceria, Bon., Rev. and Mag;. Zool. (1854), p. 252. 



Cometes mossai, Gould, Atheii. (185.3).— Id., Rep. Brit. Ass. (185.3). p. 68. 



Cometcsl glyceria, Goui.D, Mon. Troch., vol. iii, pi. 176. — Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 104 (1861). 



Sparganura mossai, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. (1860) Tb., iii, p. 52 (note). 



Sparganura glyceria, Sclat. and Salv., Nomencl., p. 86 (1873). 



Hah. Columbia. 



3Iale. " Head, back of neck, wing coverts, back, and tail coverts deep shining- 

 green ; wings purplish-brown ; chin and throat metallic light olive-green ; sides of 

 neck and under surface buff with a spot of deep shining green on the tip of each 

 feather ; tail dark reddish-purple, passing into deep bluish-green at the tip except 

 on the outer feathers, where the hue is so faint as to be scarcely perceptible ; the 

 outer feathers also have the basal three-fourths of the shaft and the outer webs 

 bufFy-white, the base of the shaft paler than the web ; basal three-fourths of the 

 shaft of the next feather also buffy-white ; under tail coverts buff, with a brovm 

 mark in the centre near the tip." (Gould, Mon. Troch.) — Total length, 6 in. 

 Wing, 21 in. Tail, 3.^ in. Culmen, 1 in. 



Female. Unknown. 



Genus LXXVII.'— CYNANTHUS. 



Type. 

 Cynanthus, Swains., Classif. Birds, vol. ii, p. 330 (1837) (nee 1827). T.forficatus, Linn. 



Leshia, Cab. and Hein. (nee Less., 1832), Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 71 (1860). T. mocoa, Delatt. and Bourc. 



' This genus was first established by Swainson in 1827, Zool. Jonrn., p. 35Y, and contained species 

 belonging to various genera, all of which he called types. In 1837 (I. c), he ejected the species from 

 Cynanthus, which he had previously placed in it, and inserted T. forficalus, Linn., only, which 

 now stands as ihc type of the genus. 



