202 Genera of Humming Birds. 



and is especially conspicuous on the underside of the tail. 

 Bill brownish red, flesh colour in life, tip blackish. 



Total length, 3iin. Wing, 2^. Tail. ij. Culmen, J. 

 " Elliot's Synopsis Hum. Birds, p. 223." 



Type in Elliot's Museum, now in the Museum of Natural 

 History, New York. 



290. Amazilia EDWARDi, Delatt. and Bourc, Rev. Zool., 



1846, p. 308. 



Polytmus edwardsi, Gray, Gen. Birds, 1844-49, vol. i, p. log. 



Saucerottia edivardsi, Reich., Aufz. der Col., 1853, P- ^■ 



Thaumantias edward, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool., 1854, 

 P- 255- 



Erythronota edivardi, Lavvr., Ann. Lye. N. York, t. vii., 

 p. 292. 



Wilson's ErytJiro)iota , Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v., p. 318. 



Le Leucodore d' Edoiinrd , Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 t. i., p. 312. 



Habitat. — -Panama, Veragua. 



j\^Iale.—To\i of head shiningf g-reen, bronzv on neck. Back 

 bronzy-green passing to shining reddish-bronze on rump and 

 uppertail coverts. Tail bronzy-purple. Throat, breast, and 

 flanks metallic grass - green passing to golden on flanks. 

 Abdomen pure white, h. tuft of white feathers on sides of 

 flanks. Thighs white. Undertail-coverts pale rufous bordered 

 with grayish-white. Wings purple. Maxilla black. Mandible 

 flesh colour with black tip. 



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



This fine species was discovered in Panama, by Delattre. 

 He and Bourcier described and dedicated it to Mr. Edward 

 Wilson, of Lydstip, near Tenby. Mr. Wilson made a very 

 fine Ornithological collection during his life, and was a liberal 

 patron of science. 



291. Amazilia niveiventris, Gould, P.Z.S., 1850, p. 164. 

 Saucerottia niveiventer, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., 1853, p. 8. 

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

 Thaumantias niveiventer, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool., 1854, 



P- 255- 



