Genera of Humming Birds. 247 



*347. Spathura solstitialis, Gould, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 1871, vol. viii., p. 62. 



Ecuador Racket-tail, Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl. p. 52. 



La Steganure du solstice, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 

 1877, t. iii., p. 260. 



la Spathure du solstice. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



Male. — Uppersurface, abdomen, flanks, and undertail 

 coverts dark grass-green. Throat and breast luminous grass 

 green. Wings purplish brown. Tarsal tufts very deep buff. 

 Tail dark brown, outer webs of all but the outermost rectrices 

 washed with green. Spatules black. Bill black. 



Total length, 5iin. Wing, i|^. Tail, 3. Culmen, f . 



Female. — Upperparts bronzy-green. Entire underparts 

 white spotted with green. Undertail coverts buff. Middle 

 rectrices bronzy-green, outermost one, on either side, brown, 

 tipped with white, remainder brown on inner web, bronzy- 

 green on outer. Bill black. 



Total length, 3iin. Wing, if. Tail, i^^. Culmen, ^. 



This is a very rare species. The types of Gould are in the 

 British Museum. 



■^^348. Spathura addae, Bourc, Rev. Zool., 1846, p. 312. 



Ocreatus rufocaligatus, Gould, P.Z.S., 1846, p. 86. 



Mellisuga riifocaligata, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. 113. 



Spathura addae, Bon. Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, vol. i., p 80 



Red booted Racket-tail, Gould, Mon, Troch., vol. iii-, p. 165. 



La Steganure d'Adda, Muls., His. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1877. 

 t. iii., p. 264. 



La Spathure d' Adda. 



Habitat. — Bolivia. 



Male. — Throat and breast brilliant green'; rest of body and 

 middle rectrices bronze-green. Undertail-coverts bronze- 

 green margined with buff. Tarsal tufts rufous. Tail brown ; 

 spatules black. Bill black. 



Total length, 4fin. Wing, if. Tail, 2f. Culmen, -^. 



Female. — Upper parts and median rectrices bronze-green. 

 Undersurface white spotted with green. Tarsal tufts and 



