140 Genera of Humming Birds. 



195. Chrysuronia BUCKLEVI, Boucard, Hum. Bird, 1893, 



vol. iii., p. 9. 



Buckley's Humming Bird. 



La Chrysiironie de Buckley. 



Habitat. — Bolivia. 



Male. — Head dark shining blue. Upperside golden-green. 

 Tail and uppertail-coverts shining coppery-red. Underside 

 metallic emerald-green, golden on abdomen and flanks. Under- 

 tail-coverts golden fringed with gray. Wings purplish-brown, 

 Maxilla black. Mandible flesh colour with black tip. 



Total length, 3|in. Wing, 25. Tail, i^. Culmen, -|. 



Female. — Unknown. 



This species is easily distinguished from the preceding one 

 in not having any blue on the chin, the colour oi its tail, its 

 smaller size, and bill shorter. 



It was discovered in Bolivia, by the late Buckley, in 1876. 



Type in Boucard's Museum. 



196. Chrysuronia eliciae, Bourc. and Muls., Ann. Soc. Agr. 



Lyon., 1846, t. ix., p. 314. 



Polytmus eliciae, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. log. 



Chrvsurisca eliciae, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein., i860, t. iii., 

 p. 42. 



Elicia's Golden Tail, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v., p 328. 



La Chrysuronie d'Elicia, Muls., Hist. Nat., Ois. Mou., 

 1875, t. ii., p. 13. 



Habitat. — Guatemala, Nicaragua, Veragua. 



Male. — Upperside golden-green. Uppertail-coverts coppery- 

 red. Tail golden-bronze with coppery tinge at tips. Throat 

 shining blue with purplish reflections. Breast bluish-green. 

 Abdomen and flanks dull golden-green, with buff on centre 

 of abdomen. Undertail-coverts pale buff with bronze reflec- 

 tions. Tuft of white feathers on each side of anal region. 

 Wings purplish-brown. Bill flesh colour with black tips. 



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



Female. — Upperside like that of male. Underside grayish- 

 buff tinged with green on breast and flanks. Throat gray, 



