Genera of Humming Birds. f> 



• * Total length, 3^ in.; wings, if; tail, if; Culmen, r|. 

 Female. — Upperside pale golden green, underside white. 



2. Trochilus alexandri, Bourc and Muls, Ann. Soci. 

 Science, Lyon, (1846). 



Purple Throated Humming Bird, Gould, Monogr. Troch, 

 Vol. III., p. 131. 



L'Ornysme d'A/exandre Muls. Hist. nat. des. Oiseaux. 

 mouches, t. 4, p. 62. 



Habitat. California and Mexico. 



Male. — Head dark brown. Upperside bronzy-green. 

 Throat, black, bounded beneath by a brilliant band of metallic 

 purple, a pure white band on breast, abdomen and flanks grey 

 spotted with bronze feathers. Undertail coverts white with 

 metallic green central spots, medium retrices bronzy-green, 

 lateral black, glossed with green, bill straight and black. 



Total length, 3f in. ; wing, if ; tail, i\; Culmen, f. 



Female. — Upperside metallic green, dull on top of head. 

 Underside grayish with centre of abdomen white, central 

 feathers metallic green, lateral greenish gray at base, then 

 black with whitish rufous tips, in some these tips are pure 

 whi]e. 



This species was discovered by Mr. Alexander in Mexico, 

 and it was dedicated to him by Messrs. Bourcier and 

 Mulsant. 



It is a rare species ; but I have been fortunate in getting a 

 fine series from San Diego, co. California. 



3. Trochilus Violajugulum, Jeff. Auk, 1888, p. 168. 



Purple Throated Humming Bird. Oiseau mouche a gorge 

 violette. Habitat. Santa Barbara (California). 



Male. — Upperside metallic green and gold, dull on forehead. 

 Throat metallic violet with bluish reflections. Chin and line 

 between gorget dull, a dull gray belt across the breast behind 

 the throat. Breast and abdomen metallic green. Flanks green 

 tipped with brown, ventral medium lines dullish. Wings 

 purple-black. Primaries broad to tip, that of the first curved 

 back, graduated in length from first to last. Tail slightly forked, 

 feathers broad except the last pair, which are abruptly narrow 

 and linear. Middle feathers and base of second pair, metallic 

 green, rest dark with a distinct purple hue. Under tail-coverts 

 white with metallic green central spots. 



* Although i give the total length for each species, it is not to be 

 relied upon, in the strict sense of the word ; as the total length depends 

 entirely from who prepared the skin. It is just as easy, when skinning, 

 to shorten or lengthen the skin, by one inch, less or moie, according to 

 size of bird. 



