Genera of Humming Birds. 27 



L.Amaluzie d'eliza^ Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois., in. 1877., t. iv., 

 p. 20. 



Habitat. — Jalapa, Yucatan CMexico). 



Male. — Upperside and flanks pale bronzy-green. Throat 

 metallic purple-crimson with blue reflections. Breast, abdo- 

 men, and undertail-coverts white. Uppertail-coverts bronzy- 

 green. Middle tail feathers greenish on inner webs, buff on 

 outer. Lateral purplish-black, two next the outermost black 

 margined with buff on the inner webs. Bill black. 



Total length, 3f in. Wing, If. Tail, If. Culmen, |. 



Female. — Upperside golden-green. Underside white tinged 

 with buff. Median rect rices green edged with buff in the 

 centre and tipped black, the remainder buff at base, then black 

 with white tips. 



This rare species was discovered by Delattre at Pasos del Toro, 

 between Vera Cruz and Jalapa, Mexico. 



I have three specimens in my collection. < )ne from Ex 

 Collection Costa de Beauregard, the other two were collected by 

 Mr. daumer, at Progreso, Yucatan, in October, 1878. 



39. DoRYCHA Bryanthae, Lawr, Ann. N.Y. Lye. Nat. Hist., 

 1867, vol. viii., p. 483. 



Bryant's Wood Star, Gould, Suppl., Mon. Troch., pi. 46. 



La Doriche de Bryant, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. m. t. iv., p. 43, 



Habitat. — Costa Kica, Veragua. 



Male. — Upperside dark golden-green. Upper tail-coverts 

 dark green internally, black externally. Throat metallic crim- 

 son. Breast white, tinged with pale buff. Abdomen deep 

 rufous. Flanks golden-green. Undertail-coverts green, mar- 

 gined with rufous. Tail purplish-black, the rectrices margined 

 on their inner webs rufous. Bill black. 



Total length, 4-in. Wing, If. Tail, 11. Culmen, |. 



Female. — Upperside golden-green. Middle tail feathers 

 grass-green, then purplish-black, with rufous tips. Throat and 

 breast pale rufous. Abdomen and undertail-coverts deep rufous. 

 Sides of neck and and upper part of flanks dark green. Bill 

 black. 



Total length, 31 in. Wing, If. Tail, 1. Culmen, X 



This species was discovered by Mr. Carmiol in Costa Rica, 

 February, 1867. 



