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whitish ; under wing-coverts and inner webs of wing- feathers, 

 sulphnr-yellow ; under surface, pale yellowish green, faintly 

 striated ; bill horn colour ; legs and feet, brownish flesh. 



Habitat : According to Museum Cat., it ranges from S. 

 Mexico over Central and South America to S.-E. Brazil and 

 Bolivia. Also found in Cuba. 



The Purple Sugar Bird. 

 C. ccerulea. 



" Male : Above and below purple-bhie ; lores, throat, 

 " wings, tail and under wing-coverts, black ; bill, black ; feet, 

 "flesh colour: whole length 37 inches, wing, 2-2, tail it. 

 " Female : Above, dark green ; lores, rufous, below, pale 

 " yellowish, with dark green slriations : bill blackish ; feet, 

 " brown." 



" Habitat : South America, from Colombia to Amazonia, 

 "Eastern Peru and Bolivia; to the north of Colombia it is 

 " replaced by lucidar (B. IM. C, Vol. XI.) 



C. Iiicida. 



" Male : Above and below, deep purple ; lores, throat and 

 " front of neck, wing, tail, aiul under wing-coverts, velvety 

 " black ; bill, black ; feet, flesh colour ; whole length 4-5 

 " inches, wing 24, tail 1*25. Female : A])ove, dark green ; 

 " lores, rufons ; below, pale yellowish ; with dark green 

 " striations ; throat, rufous." 



" Habitat : Guatamala and Central America, south to 

 "Panama." (B. M. C, Vol. XI.) 



C. nitida. 



" Male : Bright bluish purple ; lores, throat, patch ex- 

 " tending over breast, wings, tail, and under wing-coverts, 

 " velvety black ; bill, black ; feet, pale flesh-colour ; whole 

 " length 3"5 inches, wing 2, tail i. Female : Dark green, 

 " throat and middle of belly, pale ochraceous ; sides of body 

 " striated with whitish ; crissum, yellowish." 



" Habitat : Colombia and Upper Amazonia." (B. M. C, 

 Vol., xr.) 



