210 Genera of Humviing Birds. 



Fejuale. — Upperside golden-green. Underside rufous, paler 

 on throat. Flanks and sides of breast sparingly washed with 

 golden-green. Lateral rectrices paler chestnut than in male, 

 with tips pale buff. Rest of plumage like the male. 



This species is common in Brazil. 



Type of Helio7naster rubineus, Vieillot, in my Collection. 



300. ClytoLAEMA RUBINOIDES, Bourc. and Muls., Ann. Soc. 

 Agri. Lyon., 1846, p. 322. 



Mellisuga riibinoides, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. 112. 

 Heliomnster rubinoides, Bon. Consp. Gen Av., 1850, p. 70. 

 Phaiolaima ruhinoides, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., 1853, p. 9. 

 Heliodoxa rubinoides, Reich., Troch. Enum., 1855, p. 6. 

 Phaeolaema granadejisis, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein.^ 

 i860, t. iii., p. 30. 



Lilac Throat, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 268. 



le Phaeoleme rubinoide, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 

 t. ii., p. 222. 



Habitat. — Columbia. 



Male. — Head dark grass-green, with the front and a line in 

 the centre of the crown brilliant metallic green. Upperside 

 dark green. Uppertail-coverts bronze, coppery in some 

 specimens. Tail bronzy-green. Shafts of rectrices reddish- 

 orange. Chin and sides of neck shining green. Spot behind 

 the eye white. Centre of throat metallic purple. Underside 

 dark buff glossed with green on sides of breast and flanks. 

 Undertail-coverts pale greeti, margined with buff. Base of 

 inner web of secondaries and outer web of first primary 

 rufous. Bill black. 



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



Female. — Differs from the male by its throat, gray minutely 

 and profusely spotted with green, and a minute pale buff 

 spot on tips of lateral rectrices. It is also slightly smaller. 



This species is common in Columbia. 



301. ClYTOLAEMA AEOUATORIALIS, Gould, Mon. Troch, i860, 

 vol. iv., p. 269. 

 Phaeolema rubinoides, Selater, P.Z.S., 1859, p. 145. 

 Equatorial Lilac-throat, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. 4, p 269, 



