Genera of HiDinning Birds. 117 



black, with bronze on outer webs. Undertail-coverts white. 

 Maxilla black. Mandible flesh colour with black tip. In one 

 specimen, collected by Mr. Gaumer in Cuba, the mandible 

 has onlv the base flesh colour. 



Total length, 3|in. Wing, 2. Tail, i^. Culmen, f. 



Female. — Upperside bronze-green. Underside grayish 

 white, washed with green on side of breast and flanks, the 

 outermost rectrices have bronze tips. 



Same size as male. 



This species was discovered by Mr. Alexandre Ricord, and 

 it was dedicated to him by Mr. Gervais. It is rare in the 

 collections. 



162. Sporadinus ELEGANS, Vieill, Ois. Dor., 1802, vol. i., 



P- 32- 



Ornismya sicaiiisoiii, Less., Ois., Mou., 1829, p. 197. 



Trochiliis swainsoni, Nat. Lib. Hum. Birds, 1833, vol. ii., 

 p. 132. 



HylocJiaris elegaus, Gray, Gen. Birds, 1844-49, ^'O^- ^v P- i H- 

 Lai)ipor)iis elegaas, Bon. Consp., Gen. Av., 1850, vol. i., 

 p. 72. 



Ricordia elegaus, Reich., Aufz. der Col., 1853, p. 8. 



Chlorestes elegaus, Reich., Troch. Enum., 1855, p. 4. 



Sporadiciis elegaus, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein., i860, t. 

 iii., p. 25. 



Sto. Domingo Humming-bird, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v., 

 P- 347- 



Le Sporadin elegant, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., vol. ii., 

 p. 72. 



Habitat. — Haiti and San Domingo. 



Male. — Upperside bronze-green. Throat bright metallic 

 green. Centre of breast black. Rest of underside shining 

 dark green. Wings purplish-brown. Tail dark brown, with a 

 bronze lustre on tips. Maxilla black. Mandible flesh colour 

 with black tip. 



Total length, a^){\\\. Wing, 2%. Tail, 2. Culmen. ^. 



Female. — Upperside bronze-green, grayish on head. Llnder- 

 side brownish-gray. Central tail feathers bronze-green, rest 



