Genera of HumDiing Birds. 283 



Type : Leadbeatera grata, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, 

 p. 70. 



Ra}ige : Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Bolivia. 



399. Leadbeater.A. grata, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, 



p. 70. 



Heliodoxa leadbeateri, Bourc, Rev. Zool., 1843, p. 102. 



Trochilits otero, Tsch. Faun., Peruana, 1845-46, t. xxiii.^ 

 p. 249. 



Leadbeatera otero, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., 1853, p. 7. 



Leadbeatera sagitta, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., 1853, P- 7- 



Caeligena sagitta, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., 1853, p. 23. 



Heliodoxa otero, Gould, Alon. Troch., vol. ii., p. 96. 



Leadbeatera splendeiis, Gould, Int. Troch., 1861, p. 74. 



Aspasta leadbeateri, Hein., Journ. for Ornith, 1854, p. 180, 



Hypolia leadbeateri, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou. 1876^ 

 vol. ii., p. 207-21 1. 



Heliodoxa parvula, Berlepsch., Col. Art., 188S, p. 8. 



Leadbeater's Brilliant, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. ii., p. 96. 



Otero Brilliant , Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. ii., p. 96. 



Hypolie de Leadbeater, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 

 vol. ii., p. 207. 



Habitat. — Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. 



Male. — Crown of head metallic blue with purplish reflec- 

 tions or metallic bluish-green. Nape and uppertail-coverts 

 coppery-red. Upperside golden-green. Median rectrices 

 bronze, laterals blackish-bronze with bronze tips in some 

 specimens, in others, the three outermost ones are bluish- 

 black. Throat and breast metallic brilliant golden-green or 

 brilliant emerald green. Abdomen and flanks dark shining 

 green. Undertail-coverts green, margined with gray. Vent 

 white. Wings purple-brown. Bill black. 



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



Feynale. — Forehead shining metallic green. Neck coppery- 

 red. Upperside golden-green. Median rectrices bronze, 

 laterals bluish-black, typed with white. Underside white, 

 each feather tipped with metallic-green or golden-green. 



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