Genera of Humming Birds. 273 



Collared Inca , Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 251. 



r Homophanie a collier, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876^ 

 t. ii., p. 317. 



Habitat. — Colombia. 



Male. — Centre of crown metallic purplish-blue. Rest of 

 head and back black with greenish reflections when seen from 

 behind. Lower part of back, rump and undertail-coverts dark 

 shining green. Median rectrices dark olive-green, rest white, 

 tipped with bronzy-black, outermost one white for two-thirds 

 of its length, rest olive-bronze. Throat black with dark green 

 in centre. Breast pure while. Abdomen and flanks black 

 with greenish reflections. Undertail-coverts dark shining 

 green. Wings purplish-brown. Bill black. 



Total length, 5jin. Wing, 3. Tail, 2. Culmen, i|-. 



Female. — Crown bluish-green. Upperside shining green^ 

 with golden reflections when seen from behind, darker on 

 neck. Tail bronze-green, laterals white, tipped with bronzy- 

 black, outermost one margined on upper part of outer web 

 and tipped with blackish-bronze. Chin white, spotted with 

 green. Breast pure white. Abdomen and flanks gray, 

 washed with green, especially on flanks. Undertail-co\ <rts 

 bronze-green. Wings purplish-brown. Bill black. 



Total length, 4fin. Wing, 2^. Tail, i-|. Culmen, i-|. 



Yonng. — Upperside black with greenish reflections. 

 Uppertail-coverts and median rectrices dark olive-green. 

 Laterals white with black tips, outermost ones white at base, 

 •margined on outer web, and tipped with purplish-black. 

 Underside black with streaks of white feathers on breast. 

 Undertail-coverts dark shining green, margined with white. 

 Wings purple. Bill black. 



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



Some of my specimens of this species were collected in 

 Colombia by Mr. Salmon, another in Ecuador, by Buckley. 



386. HOMOPHANIA FULGIDIGULA, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. 

 . . iv., p. 252. 



Boiircieria fulgidignla, Reich., Troch. Enum., 1855, p. 7. 



Green Throated Inca, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 252. 



r Homophanie a gorge brillante, Muls., Hist. Nat- Ois. 

 Mou., 1876, t. ii., p. 319. 



