50 Genera of Hvmininrj Birck. 



Klais gidjneii, Sclat et Salv. Nomenclator, 1873, p. 88. 



Guimet's Flidferer, Gould. Mon. Troch., vol. IV, p. 'ilO. 



Le Klais de Gui^net, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. mou., 1876, 

 vol. Ill, p. 139. 



Habitat. — Columbia. 



Male. — Crown and throat metallic purplish blue. Upperside 

 bronzy-green. Underside shining dark green washed with 

 dark gray, slightly golden on tlanks. Undertail-coverts pale 

 bronze edged with gray. Median rectrices bronze-green, lateral 

 bronze-green at base, then blackish, with brown tips, outermost 

 ones tipped gray. Wings purplish-brown. A white spot behind 

 the eye. Bill black. 



Total length, 3 in.: Wing,2.Tail, 1 4- Culmen,4- 



Female. Upperside bronzy-green. Underside gray. Same 

 size as male. 



This uncommon species was dedicated by MM. Bourcier and 

 Mulsant to M' Jean-Baptiste Guimet, of Lyon, the inventor of 

 the colour, well knowm as Blue Guimet. 



71. Klms merritti, Lawr. Ann. N.-Y. Lye. Nat. Hist., 1860, 

 vol. m, p. 110. 



Mellisuga merritti, Lawr ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, „ 



MerriVs Flutterer, Gould. Mon. Troch. Suppl. Ib86, 



Le Klais de Merritt. 



Habitat. — Guatemala, Costa-Rica, Veragua, and Panama. 



Male. — The principal differences between this species and 

 the preceding consists in the color of the throat and crown 

 which is metallic blue without any purple in it ; it is lighter on 

 the crown and brillantly metallic. The general colour of the 

 underside is of a much lighter gray. 



Total length, 3 -|-iQ- : Wing, 2. Tail.l \. Culmen,4: 



Fe^nale. — Centre of crown metallic greenish-blue. Upperside 

 shining golden-green. Underside pale gray. Median rectrices 

 bronze-green ; lateral bronze-green at base, then bluish-black 

 with white tips. Wings dark brown. Bill black. 



Same size as male. 



This description is taken from a female killed by me at 

 Navarro (Costa-Rica), in May 1877. 



It is a rare species. My specimens are from Guatemala, Costa- 

 Rica, Veragua and Panama. 



Genus XXIV. Anthocephala, Cab. Mus. Hein, 1860, 

 t. Ill, p. 72. 



Type : T. floriceps, Gould. 

 Bill straight, pointed, long as the head. Wings long, pointed. 

 Tail rounded. 



Habitat. — Columbia. 



