10 Genera of ffuiiniiini^- Birds. 



Fefnale. — Upperside bronzy-green. Throat white spotted 

 with brown. Breast and abdomen and iindertail-coverts 

 whitish-grey. Flanks rufous. Middle tail-feathers bronzy 

 green, lateral buff at base, remaining portion black with 

 white tips. Bill black. Sometimes the throat is speckled 

 with several metallic amethystine red feathers. 



This species is rather common in Mexico, where I collected 

 many specimens. 



13. Sblasphorus flammula Salv. P.Z.S. 1864, p. 586. 



Rosy throated Fiame-bearer, Gould, Suppl. Monog. Troch. 

 p. 42. 



Selasphore fiammule^ Muls. Hist. nat. des Ois. m. t. iv., p. 100. 



Habitat. — Costa Rica and Veragua (Columbia). 



Male. — Upperside bronzy- green. Throat metallic lilac-red, 

 quite peculiar. Bi'east and abdomen white. Flanks bronzy 

 green slightly margined with buff. Undertail-coverts white 

 with base rufous. Median rectrices bronzy-green margined 

 with buff, lateral purplish-black margined with rufous. 

 Bill black. 



Total length, 2|- in. Wing, If. Tail, 1^. Culmen, f . 



Female. — Upperside bronzy-green. Throat Avhite speckled 

 with small bronzy green spots. Breast and abdomen white. 

 Undertail-coverts buff. Median rectrices bronzy-green edged 

 with rufous, lateral black with buffy white tips. Bill black. 



I found this species nearly at the summit of Volcano Irazu, 

 Cartago (Costa Rica.) 



The type of this species (from Salvin & Godman's Collec- 

 tion), is in the collection of the British Museum, and is a poor 

 specimen. It was discovered by Arce. 



* 11. Selasphorus Torridus, Salv. P.Z.S., 1870, p. 208. 



Torrid Flame-bearer Gov\(\., Suppl. Mon. Troch, p. 41. 



Le Selasphore bruli', Muls. Hist. Nat. des. Ois. Mou. T. iv., 

 p. 101. 



Habitat. — Volcano of Chiriqui, Veragua, Columbia. 



Male. — Upperside bronzy-green. Throat metallic pale 

 purple-lilac with silvery reflections, somewhat like S.fiammula^ 

 but very distinct, feathers on the sides of neck elongated 

 as in S. Jtainiiiula. Breast and middle of abdomen white. 



