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3. Chrysuronia josephinse. 



Ornismya neera. Less, and Delatt., Rev. Zool. (1839). p. 18, desc. mill. 



Ornismya Joseph incE, BouRC. and Muls., Kev. Zool. (1848), p. 272. 



Trochilus josephmce. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. iii; Supp., app. 30a. 



Chrysuronia josephince, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 9 (1855).— Id., 'i'roch. Knnni., p. 5 (1855).— Bon., Rev. and 



Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 254.— Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v, pi. 326.— Id., Intr. Trocli., octavo oil., p. 104 



(1861).— Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, ii, p. 10 (1875). 

 Clirysuriscajosephitice, Cab. and IIei.n., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 42 (note 3) (1860). 

 Chrysuronia neera, Gould, Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 165 (1861). 

 Chrysuronia caruleicapilla, Gould, Intr. Troch., octavo cd., p. 165 (1801). 



Hah. Brazil, upper Amazon. 



Male. Crown of the head and cliin deep bhic. Upper par's gohh:>n-greeii. Under 

 parts luminous grass-green. Upper tail coverts and tail golden-bronze, the npper 

 coverts more coppery than the tail. Under tail coverts golden-bronze fringed with 

 gray. "Wings purplish-brown. Maxilla black, mandible flesh-color, tip black; feet 

 black. Total length, 4 in. Wing, l}f in. Tail, 11 in. Culmen, [f in. 



Female. Upper parts bronzy-green. Under parts white, washed with green on 

 the flanks. Kest like the male, but the tail not so brilliant. Dimensions the same. 



4. Chrysuronia eliciae. 



Trochilus elicioi, BouRC. and Muls., Ann. Soc. Agr., Lyon (1846), t. i.\, p. .".14. — Id., Rev. Zool. (1846), p. .T16. 



Polytmus elicice, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 109, sp. 82. 



Clirysuronia elicice, Bon., Consp. Gen. A v., vol. i, p. 75 (1850). — Id., Rev. and -Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 2.54. — 



Reich., Aufz. der Colilj.. p. 9 (1853). — Id., Troch. Ennni., p. 5, pi. 722, figs. 4644-45. — Gould. Mon. 



Troch., vol. v, pi. 328.— Id., Intr. Trocli., octavo cd., p. 165 (1861).— Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., toiii. 



ii, p. 13 (1875). 

 Chrysurisca elicice, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Tli., iii, pp. 42, 92 (1860). 



Hah. Central America. Guatemala to Chiriqui. 



Male. Upper surface and flanks dark green. Throat lazuhne-blue. Abdomen 

 buff" washed with green ; under tail coverts fawn. Upper tail coverts coppery- 

 bronze. Wings purplish-brown. Tail metallic greenisli-bronze, in some specimens 

 golden-bronze. Bill flesh-color, tip bltick. Feet black. Total lengtli, 3j in. 

 Wing, 1| in. Tail, \\ in. Culmen, f in. 



Female very similar to the male, but less brilliant, and with but tin indication oi 

 the blue on the throat. 



5. Chrysuronia chrysura. 



Ornismya chrysura, Less., Ois. Mouch. Supp., p. 107, pi. 4 (1831). 



Ornismya ruficollis, D'Orb. and Lafres., Syii. Av., ii, p. 30, sp. 22 (1838). 



Polylmus chrysurus, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 100, sp. 81. 



Chrysuronia chrysura, Bon.. Consp. Gen. Av., vol. i, p. 75 (1850).— Id., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 254. — 

 Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 9 (1853).- Id., Troch. Enuin., p. 5, pi. 721. figs. 4640-41 (1855).— Gould, 

 Mon. 'I'roch., vol. v, pi. 329.— Id., Intr. Troch.. octavo ed., p. 165 (1861 ).— Mui.s., Hist. N ;t. Ois. Mouch., 

 torn. ii. p. 4 (1875).— Elliot, Ibis (1877), p. 140. 



Rhamphodon chrysurus, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 15?.— Id., Troch. EiiunL, p. 12? (1855). 



Chrysurisca chrysura. Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii. p. 12 (note 5) (18G0). 



Eab. Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentine Republic. 



22 December, 1878. 



