288 Genera of Hii mining Birds. 



■^^404. Lampraster branicki, Tacz., P.Z.S., 1874, p. 140. 



Coiint Branicki Hummiiicr-hird , Gould, Mon. Troch. 

 Suppl., 1886, p. 18. 



le La7npraste de Branicki, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 

 1876, t. ii., p. 200. 



Habitat. — Peru. 



Male. — Centre of the crown occupied by a line of brilliant 

 green, which commences at the base of maxilla and changes 

 to blue in the centre of the head. Upper parts shining green. 

 Throat metallic rose, changing to violet in certain lights. 

 Chin brilliant green. Breast shining green. Lower part of 

 abdomen, undertail-coverts, and tarsi white. Greater wing- 

 coverts grass-green, secondaries rufous at base and blackish- 

 brown on remaining parts. Median rectrices grass-green. 

 Laterals black, glossed with violet. Maxilla black. Mandible 

 flesh colour 



Total length, io5mill. Wing, 68. Tail, 40. Bill at gape, 26. 



Female. — Unknown. 



This unique bird is in the Warsaw Museum, and was 

 discovered in Peru by Mr. Jelski. 



It was dedicated by Taczanowski to the late Count 

 Conslantin Branicki, the liberal patron of the Warsaw 

 'Museum. 



Genus CXVL Xanthogenyx, d'Hamonville, Bull., Soc. 



Zool. de France, 1883, t. viii., p. 77. 



Type. — H. xantho^enys, Salvin. 



Bill short, straight, scarcely longer than the head. Feathers 

 of forehead projecting on culmen, and covering the nostrils. 

 Wings long, nearly reaching the end of tail. Tail short, 

 pointed, and slightly forked. Median rectrices shortest, the 

 others slightly and gradually longer. Tarsi clothed. Sexes 

 unlike. 



Habitat. — Roraima, British Guiana. 



405. Xanthogenyx salvini, d'Ham., Bull., Soc. Zool. de 

 France, 1883, t. 8., p. 77. 



Heliodoxa xanthoge?tys, Salvin. Ibis., 188 1, p. 80. 



Guiana Brilliant, Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl., 1886, p. 19. 



