Genera of hii mining Birds. 319 



le Petasophore dun vert de nier, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. 

 Mou., 1875, t. ii., p. 149. 



Habitat. — Mexico, and Guatemala. 



Male. — Precisely like P. cabanisi, excepting that the blue 

 line passing under the eyes starts from the chin, and the 

 centre of abdomen which is shining dark blue, the undertail- 

 coverts are margined with buff like P. cynnotis. 



Total length, 4fin. Wing, 2y^. Tail, 2. Culmen, ~. 



Female. — Like the male, but less brilliant. 



I have collected this species in Mexico and in Guatemala. 



436. Petasophora ANAIS, Less., Troch., 1831, p. 146. 



Ra?nphodo)i a //a is, Less., Troch., 1831, p. 146. 



Polytmns anais, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. 108. 



Trochilus thalassinus, Jard., Hum. Birds, vol. ii., p. 47. 



Trocliiliis anais, Jard., Hum. Birds, vol. ii., p. 47. 



Colibri anais, Bon., Consp., Gen. Av., 1850, vol. i., p. 69. 



Praxilla anais, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., 1853, p. 13. 



Petasophora iolata, Gould, P.Z.S, 1847, P- 9- 



Polytmiis iolata. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. 108. 



Colibri iolata, Bon., Consp., Gen. Av., 1850, vol. i., p. 59. 



Petasophora rhodotis, " Gould," Sauc. Mus. Hein. 



Paxilla iolata, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., 1853, P- ^3- 



Pinarolaema buckleyi, Ann. and Mag., Nat. His., vol. x., 

 p. 489. 



Columbian Violet-ear, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 224. 



Bolivian Violet-ear, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 225. 



le Petasophore d' Anais, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1875, 

 vol. ii., p. 145. 



Habitat. — Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. 



Male. — Upperside shining or golden-green. Median 

 rectrices bronze-green, laterals bluish-green with a subter- 

 minal dark bluish bar. Chin, line under the eye, ear coverts, 

 and centre of the abdomen metallic blue. Breast luminous 

 green, each feather with a dark central green streak, giving a 

 scaly appearance to that part. Undertail-coverts shining 



