218 SYNOPSIS OF THE HUMMING-BIRDS, 



Hah. Ecuador and Peru. 



Adult. Upper surface greenish-bronze. Throat emerald-green; chest white; 

 under surface rufous. Under tail coverts white washed with rufous. Upper tuil 

 coverts rufous. Tail pale chestnut, glossed on the edges and tips of central feathers 

 with bronze. Wings purple. Bill Hesh-color, tip black. Feet brown. Total length, 

 4 in. Wing, 2g in. Tail, I % in. Cuhnen, | in. 



2. Amazilia leucophaea. 



Amazilia leiicophwa, Reich., Aufz. der Colib,, pp. 10, 24 (1853). — Goui.d. Moii. Trotli., \o\. v, pi. .30C.— Id , 



Intr. 'I'rocli., octavo cd.. p. 156. — Mui.s., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, i, p. 291. 

 Amazilia amazicuta, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 10 (1853). — Id., Troch. Eninm., p. 8, pi. 777, figs. 4803-4(1855). 

 PynhoplicEna leucophma, Oab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 35 (1860). 



H((h. Peru. 



Adult. Top of head and back golden-green; rump and upper tail coverts rufous. 

 Wings pale brown. Throat and sides of neck metallic golden-green; chest white; 

 under surface rufous; under tail coverts buffy-white. Bill flesh-color, tip brownish- 

 black; feet black. Tail rufous, median feathers washed with bronze at the tips. 

 Total length, 3i in. Wing, 2/^ in. Tail, 1^ ill. Culmen, f in. 



3. Amazilia alticola. 



Amazilia alticola, Gould, P. Z. S. (1860), p. 309.— Id., Moii. Troch., vol. v, pi. 304.— Id., Intr. Trocli., octavo 

 cd., p. 156 (1861).— MuLs., Hist. Nat Ois. Mouth., torn, i, p. 289. 



ITah. Ecuador. 



Adtdt. Upper parts bronzy-green, darkest on the head. Upper parts of throat and 

 sides of the neck golden metallic-green. Rest of under parts white except flanks 

 which are buff". The white under tail coverts are washed with buff. Upper tail 

 coverts and tail chestnut, median rectrices tipped with bronzy-green. Wings pur- 

 plish-brown. Bill flesh-color Avith a black tip ; feet black. Total length, 3| in. 

 Wing, 2^ in. Tail, 1 1 in. Culmen, | in. 



Specimens vary in their coloration, and some are almost entirely white beneath, 

 with just a few feathers of the throat tipped with goldeu-green. 



4. Amazilia dumerili. 



Oniismija dumerili, Less., Ois. Mouch. .Supp., p. 172, pi. 36 (IS."?!).— Id., Ind. Gen. and Syn. Troch., p. x-i:viii. 

 Poh/tmui dumerili, Gray, Gcii. Birds, vol. i, p. 109, sp. 79. 



Amnzilius dumerili, Bon., Consp. Geu. Av., vol. i, p. 77 (1850).— Id., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 254. 

 Amazilia dumerili, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 10 (1853).— Id., Troch. Knum., p. 8, pi. 777, figs. 4805-6.— 



Gould, Men. Troch.. vol. v, pi. 305.— Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 156 (1861).— Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. 



Mouch., torn, i, p. 287. 

 Pyrrhophmia dumerili, Cab. and IIkin., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 36 (note 7> (1860). 



Hah. Ecuador. 



This species is distinguished from the three preceding by having the upper tail 

 coverts and tail bronzy-green. In other respects it is very similar in its coloration; 



