50 Genera of Humming Birds. 



Klais gidmeii, Sclat et Salv. Nomenclator, 1873, p. 88. 



GuimeVs FliUterer, Gould. Mon. Troch., vol. IV, p. i210. 



Le Klais de Gimnet, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. mou., 1876, 

 vol. Ill, p. 139. 



HaUlat. — Columbia. 



Male. — Grown and throat metallic purplish blue. Upperside 

 bronzy-green. Underside shining dark green washed with 

 dark gray, slightly golden on flanks. Undertail-coverts pale 

 bronze edged with gray. Median rectrices bronze-green, lateral 

 bronze-green at base, then blackish, with brown tips, outermost 

 ones tipped gray. Wings purplish-brown. A white spot behind 

 the eye. Bill black. 



Total length, 3 in.: Wing, 2. Tail, 1 -f. Gulmen 



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Female. Upperside bronzy-green. Underside gray. Same 

 size as male. 



This uncommon species was dedicated by MM. Bourcier and 

 Mulsant to M'' Jean-Baptiste Guimet, of Lyon, the inventor of 

 the colour, well known as Blue Guimet. 



71. Klais merritti, Lawr. Ann. N.-Y. Lye. Nat. Hist., 18G0, 

 vol. m, p. 110. 



Mellisuga merritti, Lawr ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, „ ,, „ 



MerrWs Flutterer, Gould. Mon. Troch. Suppl. 1«8G. 



Le Klais de Merritt. 



HaMtat. — Guatemala, Costa-Rica, Veragua, and Panama. 



Male. — The principal differences between this species and 

 the preceding consists in the color of the throat and crown 

 which is metallic blue without any purple in it ; it is lighter on 

 the crown and brillantly metallic. The general colour of the 

 underside is of a much lighter gray. 



Total length,3 -^in. : Wing, 2. Tail.l \. Culmeu,4: 



Female. — Centre of crown metallic greenish-blue. Upperside 

 shining golden-green. Underside pale gray. Median rectrices 

 bronze-green ; lateral bronze-green at base, then bluish-black 

 with white tips. Wings dark brown. Bill black. 



Same size as male. 



This description is taken from a female killed by me at 

 Navarro (Costa-Rica), in May 1877. 



It is a rare species. My specimens are from Guatemala, Costa- 

 Rica, Veragua and Panama. 



Genus XXIV. Anthocephala, Cab. Mus. Hein, 1800, 

 t. Ill, p. 72. 



Type : T. floriceps, Gould. 

 Bill straight, pointed, long as the head. Wings long, pointed. 

 Tail rounded. 



Habitat. — Columbia. 



