Genera of Huynming Birds. 257 



Female. — Exactly the same, but slightly less brilliant. 



It is a very common species in Colombia, but rare in 

 Venezuela. From the last country, I have received several 

 specimens from Merida. 



365. Eriocnemis albogularis, Boucard, Hum. Bird, 1892, 



p. 78. 

 White throated Puff -leg. 



V Eriocnemis a gorge bla^iche. 



Male. — Upperside shining green, most brilliant on upper- 

 tail-coverts. Tail steel-blue. Throat pure snow-white. 

 Breast, upper part of abdomen, and flanks shining green. 

 Lower part of abdomen metallic golden. Tarsal tufts pure 

 white. Undertail-coverts shining blue. Wings purplish- 

 brown. Bill and feet black. 



Total length, 3|in. Wing, 2|. Tail, i^. Culmen, |. 



This species is allied to E. cupreiventris, but easily 

 distinguishable by the colour of its throat. Possibly it may 

 turn out to be a case of semi-albinism. 



Type unique in my Collection. 



366. Eriocnemis dvselius, Elliot, Ibis., 1873, p. 294. 

 Eriocnemis dyselia, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, t. iii, 



p. 50. 



Black vented Puff-leg, Gould, Mon. Troch. Suppl., 1866, 

 p. 69. 



r Eriocnemis a sous caudales noires, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. 

 Mou., 1876^ t. iii, p. 51. 



I' Eriocnemis noir. 



Habitat. — Colombia (not Ecuador). 



Male. — Upperside black with a purple gloss. Tail bluish- 

 black with purplish reflections. Wings glossy black. 

 Underside black, with a purple gloss on throat. Tarsal tufts 

 pure white. Bill and feet black. 



Total length, 4in. Wing, 2\. Tail, if. Culmen, f. 

 Female. — Unknown. 



Type : (Elliott's Collection) now in New York Museum. 

 I have only one very fine male specimen of this species, 

 which is probably a melanism of E. cupreiventris. 



