Genera of Hitniniing Birds. 205 



feathers showing on the centre of the tliroat ; back of the 

 neck, and upper part of the back deep green ; upper and 

 under wing-coverts, flanks, lower part of the back, uppertail- 

 coverts, and tail greenish-bronze ; under surface of the base 

 of the outer tail-feathers, reddish-buff ; wings, purplish- 

 brown ; base of the secondaries, reddish-buff ; abdomen, pale 

 brown ; undertail-coverts, light bronze margined with white ; 

 bill black, lighter beneath ; feet brown (Gould, Mon. Troch). 



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



This very rare species was discovered near Jalapa, by the 

 Mexican Naturalist, Mr. Montes de Oca. It was dedicated to 

 him, by /lould. 



295. Amazilla. SL'MICHRASTI, Salv., Ann and Mag. Nat. Hist.,. 



1891, p. 376. 



Sumichrasf s Amazili. 



r Amazili de Siiniichrast. 



Habitat.- — Tehuantepec, S. Mexico. 



Male. — Upper surface shining grass-green, darker on the 

 head, more golden-bronze on the rump and upper tail-coverts ; 

 throat and breast glittering grass-green, the white bases of 

 the feathers hardly showing anywhere ; abdomen and flanks 

 shining grass-green ; undertail-coverts rufous ; tail rich lustrous 

 coppery-bronze ; bases of the inner primaries and secondaries 

 chestnut ; maxilla black ; mandible flesh colour, the tip black. 



Total length, 3-8in. Wing, 2-1. Tail, 1-2. Bill, o-g. 



In some respects, this species resembles to A. ocai, but the 

 richer, more coppery colour of the tail, the dull coloured 

 crown and uniform green throat readily distinguish it. 



Type in British Museum " Ex. Coll. Godman and Salvin." 



This species was discovered in Mexico, by my late friend,. 

 Sumichrast. 



296. Amazilia mariae, Bourc, Ann. Soc. Agr. Lyon., 1846,. 



t. ix., p. 319. 



Trochilus devil/ei, Bourc, Rev. Zool., 1848, p. 272 



Hylocharis mariae, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, vol. i.^ 

 p. 74. 



Smaragdites mariae, Reich., Aufz. der Col., 1855, p. 7. 



