AMAZILIA. 



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Key to the species. 



A. Chest white. 



a. Tail pale cliestnut. 



a'. Abdomeu and Hanks rufous. 



a". Throat metallic omerald-green. 



b". Throat metallic goldeu-greeu. 

 b'. Abdomen white, flanks rufous. 



b. Tail pale bronzy -green. 



B. Entire under parts rufous. 



a. Tail deep chestnut tipped with bronze. 



b. Large race of above, "tail cinnamon tipped with goldmi-bronzo." 



C. Throat and brea.st metallic-green. 



a. Abdomen and under tail coverts fawn. 



b. Abdomen and flanks bronzy-grfeeu. 



a'. Wings purplish-brown. 



a". Tail reddish-chestnut. 



b". Tail shining dark violet. 

 b'. Wings purplish-brown, base of primaries and secondaries 

 chestnut-red. 



a". Tail greenish-bronze. 



b". Tail shining purplish-bronze. 



c. Abdomen white. 



a'. Tail bronzy-purple, 

 b'. Tail purplish-black. 



D. Entire under surface green. 



a. Wings purplish-brown, base of primaries and secondaries chestnut- 



red at base. 

 a'. Upper tail coverts dark purple, tail brilliant purple, 

 b'. Upper and under tail coverts and tail deep blue, 

 c'. Tail purplish-violet ; under tail coverts white. 



b. Wings all purplish-brown. 



a'. Upper tail coverts golden-bronze, tail reddish-bronze, tip black. 



b'. Rump and upper tail coverts coppery-red. Tail stecl-liliic 



c'. Rump green like the back, upper tail coverts and tail bluish- 

 black. 



d'. Upper tail coverts and tail deep-blue, 

 a". Rump bronzy-purjilc. 

 b". Rump green like the back. 



e'. Upper tail coverts and tail steel-black. 



f . Top of head deep blue. 



g'. Upper tail coverts purplish-red, tail long forked, purplish- 

 violet. 



1. A. in-i!<tina. 



2. A. Icucvphua. 



3. A. allivola. 



4. A. dumerili. 



5. A. cinnamomea. 

 C. A. graijsoni. 



7. A. yucalanensis. 



8. A. fuxcicniidoln. 



9. A. vindivenins. 



10. A. ocai. 



11. A. heri/llina. 



13. A. cdivardi. 



13. A. niveiventris. 



14. A. marifB. 



15. A. cyanura. 



16. A. lodura. 



IT. A. lucida. 



18. A. crythronota. 



19. A. felicise. 



20. A. nophias. 



21. A. warszewiczi. 



22. A. sauceroUi. 



23. A. cyanifrons. 



24. A. elegans. 



1. Amazilia pristina. 



Orlhorhynchus amazili, Less,, Voy. Coq., pi. 31, fijr. 3 (182fi). 



Ornismya amazili. Less., Ois. Mouch., pp. x.wii, G7, pis. 12, 13 (1829).— Id., Ind. Syn. Gcnr. Truch., p. x.wii 



(1831). 

 Trochilus (Lampornis) amazilia, Tsoiiud., Consp. Av., p. 37.— Id., Faun. Per., p. 246 (1844-46). 

 Polytmiis amazili. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 108. sp. 70. 

 Amazilia latiroatris, Bon. (nee Swain.), Consp. Gen. Av., vol. i, p. 77 (18.50). 



Amazilia pristina, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v, pi. 30.3.— Id., Inlr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 15.5 (1861). 

 Pyrrhophivna amazilia, Cab. antl IIkin., Mus. Ileiii. Th., iii. p. 35 (1800). 

 Ajiiazilia lessoni, Mn.s., Tlist. Nat. Ois. Moucli., torn, i, p. 293. 

 28 January, 1870. 



