Genera of Humming Birds. 193 



Pyrrhophaena amazilia, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein., i860, 

 t. iii., p. 35. 



Amazilia lessoni, Mais., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, t. i., 

 p. 293. 



Amazili, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v., p. 303. 



I'Amazili de Lesson, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 t. i., p. 293. 



Habitat. — Peru. 



Male. — Upperside bronzy-green. Tail pale chestnut, glossed 

 on the edges and tips of central feathers with greenish-bronze. 

 Throat and sides of breast metallic emerald-green. Breast 

 white. Abdomen and flanks rufous. Wings purplish-brown. 

 Bill flesh colour with black tips. 



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



It is a rare species. It was discovered by Lesson in the 

 neighbourhood of Lima. My specimens of this species were 

 also collected near Lima. 



276. Amazilia forreki, Boucard, Hum. Bird, 1893, vol. iii., 



Forrer s Amazili. 



r Amazili de Forrer. 



Habitat. — Mazatlan. 



Male. — Upperside shining golden-green, brownish on head. 

 Rump and uppertail-coverts chestnut. Median rectrices 

 purplish-chestnut, passing to reddish bronze at tips, lateral 

 purplish-chestnut with dark reddish-black edges near the tips, 

 outermost one chestnut. Throat and sides of neck golden- 

 green. Breast, abdomen, and vent white. Flanks pale rufous. 

 Undertail-coverts pale chestnut margined with white. Wings 

 brown, passing to purple on shoulders. Maxilla black. 

 Mandible flesh colour with black tip. 



Total length, 4in. Wing, 2\. Tail, i^. Culmen, ^. 



I have only one specimen of this new species, which I 

 bought in San Francisco (California). It was sold to me with 

 some other birds, as having been collected in Mazatlan, by Mr. 

 Forrer. 



Type in Boucard's Museum. 



