Genera of Huniiiiing Birds. 55 



Genus XXVII. Abeillia, Bon. Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, p. 79. 

 Baucis, Reich, Aufz. der Col., 1853, p. 13. 

 Myiabcillia, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool., 1854, p. 253. 



Type: O. Abeillci, Delattre et Lesson. 



Bill minute, straight, shorter than the head. Wings long, 

 pointed, reaching the end of tail. Tail very slightly forked. 

 Rectrices wide, and of even size, excepting the medians, 

 which are slightly shorter. Size small. Sexes unlike. 



Habitat. — Mexico and Central America. 



79. Abeilli.\ Tvpic.A, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, vol. i., 



p. 79. 



Ornisniya a be il lei, Less et Del., Rev. Zool., 1839, p. 16. 



Mellisuga abeillei, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. 112. 



Ramphomicron abeillei, Bonaparte, Consp. Av., vol. i., p. 79. 



Basal imna abeillei, Reich, Aufz. der Col., 1853, p. 13. 



Myabeillea typica, Bon., Rev. et Mag. Zool., 1854, p. 253. 



Baucis abeillei, Reich, Troch. Enum., 1855, P- ^^• 



Abeilles Flutterer, Gould, Mon. Troch, vol. iv., p. 211. 



Le Baucis d'Abeille, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 

 vol. iii., p. 144. 



Habitat. — Mexico, Guatemala. 



Male. — Upperside shining green. Throat luminous emerald 

 green. Breast black, washed with green on the sides. Ab- 

 domen, flanks, and undertail-coverts pale green, with a 

 grayish appearance, in consequence of the grayish base of 

 feathers. A tuft of white on each side of vent. Median rec- 

 trices shining green, lateral bluish-black on internal edges, 

 green on external for two-thirds of their length, then bluish- 

 black with gray tips. Wings purplish brown. Bill black. 



Total length, 3gin. Wing, 2. Tail, i\. Culmen, %. 



Female. — Upperside bronzy-green. Underside ashy-gray, 

 ^ washed with some few green feathers on flanks. Tail like 

 that of male with larger gray tips on lateral feathers. 

 Slightly smaller in size. 



This species was discovered by Delattre, near Jalapa, 

 Mexico, and dedicated by him, to his friend, Doctor Abeille. 

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