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1. Juliamyia typica. 



Oniisrnymjulte, Bocrc, Rev. Zool. (ly4-.2), p. ;!7.i. 



Ornismynjuiioi, Bouku., Ami. Soc. Agr., L^uu (1)542), t. v, p. 34j, pi. x.\i. 



Hylocharis jidioe. Okay, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 114, sp. 24. 



Damophila jidia, Kkicu., Aulz. der Colib., p. 7 (lb53).— Id., 'I'rocli. Kmiin., p. 3, t. G81, figs. 4494-95 (1855). 



—Cab. and Uein., .Mus. Heiu. 'I'll., iii, p. 40 (18G0).— Mui.s., IlLst. Nat. Oi.s. -Moucli., toiii. ii, p. 50. 

 Jidiavujia typica, Bo.n., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 255. — Gould, lutr. Trocb., octavo ed., p. 168 (18G1). 

 Jidiamya typica, Gould, .Moii. Trocli.. vol. v, p). 337. 



JTab. Panama and Columbia. 



Male. Top of head and upper parts dark green passing into bronze on the lower 

 part of the back. Sides of the neck and tliroat glittering metallic grass-green. 

 Rest of under parts shining prussian-blue. Under tail coverts blue-black. Tail 

 steel-black. Wings purplish-brown. Maxilla black, mandible flesh-color, tip black. 

 Total length, 3 in. AVing, l^ in. Tail, 1| in. Culmen, -j-'g in. 



Female. Differs in having the entire under surface grayish-white, washed with 

 green on the flanks ; and the outer tail feathers tipped with white. 



2. Juliamyia feliciana. 



Ornismya fdiciana. Less., Rev. Zool. (1844), ]i. 433. 

 Hylocharis feliciana, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i. p. 114, sp. 27. 

 Juliamyia fdiciana, Gould, Litr. Troeli., octavo cd., p. 1G8 (18G1). 

 Damophila fdiciana, Mui.s., Hist. Nat. Dis. Moucb., torn, ii, p. GO. 



Hab. Ecuador. 



Male. This species is precisely like tlie J. tjjpica,, except that the crown of the 

 head is metallic glittering green like the throat. Tu all other respects it is a 

 fac-simile of the preceding species. Total length, 3 in. Wing, 1| in. Tail, \ in. 

 Culmen, | in. 



Female like that of /. ii/jnca. 



Genus CXIV.— DAMOPHILA. 



Damophila , REirn., Aufz. der Colih.. p. 7 (1853). 

 Poly er at a , IIkink, Jouru. fur Oriiitb. (18G3), p. 194. 



Ch. Bill longer tlian tlie head, straight, rather broad 

 at base, terminating in a sharp point. No.strils exposed. 

 Tail even, or slightly forked wlien open. Feet snudl, 

 tarsi clothed. Sexes dissimilar. 



Range. Costa Rica, Panama, Cohnnbia, Ecuador. 



But one species is known, and is apparently properly 

 placed after JuLiAMTiA. 



TVPE. 



T. Julie, Boiirc. 



T. amabilis, Gould. 



Fig. 121. 



J}aut<ij>}ul<J aombi'is. o". 71113 Pauamk 



30 January, 1870. 



