264 Genera of Hu)iniii)ig Birds. 



Diphlogaena atirora, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv, p. 248. 



Diphloffaena iris buckleyi, Berlepsch, Ibis, 1887, p. 295. 



Rainbow, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 247. 



Bolivian Rainbow, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 248. 



la Diphlogene iris, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, t. ii., 

 p. 302. 



la Diphlogene aurore, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, t. 

 ii., p. 303. 



Warzewicz s Inca, Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl., 1886, p. 21. 



Habitat. — Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 



Male. — Forehead brilliant metallic golden-green, changing 

 to orange-scarlet on the sides of crown. Centre of crown 

 deep metallic blue. Neck and upper part of back very dark 

 bronze-green appearing almost black in certain lights. Lower 

 part of back, rump, abdomen, uppertail and undertail-coverts, 

 and tail chestnut-red. Throat and breast glittering green, 

 with a small spot of purplish in the centre. Wings purplish- 

 brown, secondaries chestnut margined at tips with purplish- 

 brown. Bill black. 



Total length, s^in. Wing, 3|-. Pail, 2\. Culmen, i^. 



Female? — Head and neck golden-green with a bright spot 

 on forehead. Back bronzy-green. Rump, uppertail-coverts, 

 and tail, chestnut-red, all the rectrices, excepting the outer- 

 most ones, slightly tipped with bronze. Throat buff, spotted 

 with green. Breast green streaked with grayish buff. Abdo- 

 men and flanks chestnut. Vent white. Rest like the male. 

 Total length, Sjin.' Wing, 3. Tail, 2\. Culmen, \\. 



It is a very rare species. It was discovered in Bolivia, by 

 Mr. Warszewicz. The tvpe of the species is in the British 

 Museum. " Ex. Coll. Gould." My specimens were collected 

 by Buckley. 



376. DlPHLOGAENA HESPERUS, Gould, Ann., Mag. Nat. Hist., 



1865, p. 127. 



Ecuadorian Rai)ibow, Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl., 1886, 

 p. 20. 



la Diphlogene Hesperus, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 

 ±. ii., 304. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



