^28 Genera of Humming Birds. 



Female. — Exactly like the male in colouration, excepting 

 the chin, and throat, which are metallic purplish-blue with a 

 ^reen tinge, and the tips of lateral rectrices which are edged 

 with grayish-white. 



In this species, the female is brighter than the male. 



449. LampoRNIS DOMINICUS, Linne, Syst. Nat., 1766, p. 191. 



Trochilus margaritacens, Gmel., Syst., Nat., 1788, p. 490. 



Trochiliis anrulentus, Vieill., Ois., Dores, 1802, pi. 12. 



Polytmus margaritaceus, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. 108. 



Lampornis margaritacens, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, 

 vol. i., p. 72. 



Margarochrysis aurnlenta, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., 1853, 

 p. II. ' 



Hvpophania dominica, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., 1853, p. 11. 



Eulampis aurnlentus, Bon., Rev. and Mag., Zool., 1854, 

 p. 250. 



St. Domingo Mango, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. ii., p. 79. 



le Lampornis a cottier d'or, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 

 1874, t. ii., p. 153. 



Habitat. — San Domingo, Hayti, Porto Rico. 



J/cr/^".— Upperside shining green, golden in some speci- 

 mens. Undertail-coverts shining golden-green. Median 

 rectrices purplish-bronze in some specimens, purplish-blue in 

 others. Laterals purple-violet bordered with steel-purplish- 

 blue. Throat metallic golden-green. Underside velvety- 

 black. Flanks golden-green. Vent and spot on side of 

 flanks white. Undertail-coverts dark purple with a bronze 

 tinge. Wings purplish-brown. Bill black. 



Total length, 5in. Wing, 2f. Tail, 2. Culmen, |. 



Female. — -Upperside golden-green. The median rectrices 

 vary in colour as in the males. Laterals purplish-chestnut 

 with a subterminal bluish-black bar and white tips. Underside 

 gray. Sides of neck, breast, abdomen, and flanks bronze- 

 green. 



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



I have a fine series of this species from Hayti, and Puerto 

 Plata, " Santo Domingo." 



