ERIOCNEMIS. 



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Adult. Precisely the same in coloration as the E. srpiawnta, except that the tarsal 

 tufts are pure white. Total length, 3.f in. Wing, 2^ in. Tail, 1 § in. Culmen, | in. 



6. Eriocnemis alinae. 



Omismya al/'nce, Bourc, Ann. Soc. Agr., Lyon (1842), p. 843, pi. x.x.— Id., Rev. Zool. (1842), p. 373. 



Hylucharis alinoB, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 114, sp. 6. 



Eriopus alina;, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., vol. i, p. 80 (18.i0). 



Eriocnemis [Engyete) alince, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 9.— Id., Troch. Enum., p. 5, pi. 726, fig.9. 4655-.56. 



En'ocnemys ali'iUB, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (18.")4), p. 252. 



Eriocnemis alince, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv, pi. 280.— Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 14.5.— Cab. and Uf.in., 



Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 73 (1800).- Elliot, Ibis (1872), p. 290.— Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, iii, 



p. 30 (1875). 



ffab. Columbia. 



Adult. Upper surface shining grass-green. Forehead and entire under surf\ice, 

 except a white spot on the breast, metallic glittering green. Tarsal tufts very long 

 and thick, pure white. Tail dark shining green. Wings purplish-brown. Bill 

 black, feet brown. Total length, 3g in. Wing, 1| in. Tail, Ig in. Culmen, 



ui. 



7. Eriocnemis mosquera. 



Trochilun mosquera, Bourc. and Delattr.. Rev. Zool. (1840), p. 30b 



Hylocharis mosquera. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i; p. 114. sp. 5. 



Eriopus mosquera, Bon., Consp. Gen. A v., vol. i, p. 80 (1850). 



Eriocnemis ( Threptria) vwsqiiera. Retch., Troch. Enum., p. 6, pi. 728, figs. 4664-65. — Id., Aufz. der Colib., p. 



9 (1853). 

 Eriocnemis mosquera, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv, pi. 274. — Id., Intr. Troch., octavo cd., p. 144 (IbGl). — 



Elliot, Ibis (1872), p. 295. — Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, iii, p. 49. 

 Enocnemys mosquera, Bon., Kev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 252. 



Hah. Columbia. 



Adult. Upper surface bronzj^-green, graduating into pure green on the rump, and 

 becoming luminous on the upper tail coverts. Throat and breast golden-bronze, 

 very luminous, this color passing over the sides of the neck on to the back. Flanks 

 and abdomen shining bronzy-green. Tarsal tufts white. Under tail coverts shining 

 green. Median rectrices bright green, lateral ones shining green at base, graduat- 

 ing into dark green at tips. Wings purplish-brown. Bill and feet black. Total 

 length, 4:j\- in. Wing, 2| in. Tail, 2^ in. Culmen, f in. 



8. ^Eriocnemis glaucopoides. 



Omismya glaucopoides, D'Orb. and Lafr., Syn. Av., ii, p. 27, sp. 7 (1838). 



Trochilus d'orbignyi, Bodrc. and Mils.. Ann. Sc. Phys. Nat., Lyons (1846), p. 320. 



Hylocharis d'orbignyi. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 114, sp. 10. 



Thalurania glaucopoides, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 7 (1853).— Id., Troch. Enum., p. 3 (1855).— Bon., Rev. 



and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 254. 

 Eriocnemis {Phemonoe) d'orbignyi. Retcii.. Troch. Enum., t. 741, fig. 4697.— Id., Aufz. der Colib., p. 9 (1853). 

 Eriocnemys d'orbignyi, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 252. 



