I04 Genera of Hu iiiniiiii^ Birds. 



142. Thau'raxia Fanxiak, Bouiv. and Del., Rev. Zool, 1846, 



p. 310. 



TJiohiranin verticeps, (jould, jard. Contr. Ornith., 1851, 

 p. 107. 



Ricordin verticeps, Reich., Aiifz.. der Col., 1853, p. 8. 



Chior/stes verticeps, Reich., Troch., Enum., 1855, p. 4. 



Thaliirania eryphile, Elliot. Syn. Hum. Bird, 1879. p. loi. 



Green-crowned Wood-Nymph, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. ii., 

 p. 107. 



La TJialiiranie ervphile. Muls., Hist. Nat. (3is. Mou., 1876, 

 t. iii., p. 68. 



La TJialuraiiie de Faun v. 



Habitat. — Ecuador and Columbia. 



Male. — Exactly like the preceding species, excepting the 

 metallic emerald green of throat, which extend over the breast 

 as in T. Columbica, the color of the shoulder, abdomen, and 

 flanks which is shining Prussian blue, with greenish reflections, 

 especially in lower part of abdomen, and the undertail-coverts 

 which are steel blue, fringed with gray. Bill black, feet flesh 

 color. 



Total length, 4in. Wing, 2|. Tail, li. Culmen, ^. 



Female. — Upperside shining green. Throat and breast 

 gray. Flanks and abdomen darkish gray, strongly washed 

 with shining green feathers. Undertail-coverts white. Tail 

 blue with white tips on outermost rectrices. 



My specimens of this species were collected by Bucklev in 

 Ecuador. It is not common. 



143. Thalurania hyfochi.ora, (jould, P.Z.S., 1870, p. 104. 

 Citado Wood-Nymph, Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl. 1886, 



La TJialiiranie livpoclilorc, Muls.. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 

 1876, t. iii, p. 66. 

 Habitat. — Ecuador. 



Male. — Head and underside, metallic emerald - green. 

 Upperside shining grass-green. Wing-coverts and shoulders 

 metallic blue. Undertail-coverts white with dark blue in 

 centre and tip. Tail steel-black. Wings bluish-black. Bill 

 black. Feet flesh color. 



Total length, 3|Tin. Wing, 2^. Tail, \%. Culmen, ^. 



