56 Genera of HuDiiiu'inr Birds. 



Some ot my specimens I collected in Mexico, others came 

 from Coban, Alta Vera-Paz, Guatemala. 



With Patagona gig'^s, thev are the only two species without 

 crest or crown. 



Genus XXVIII. Chrysolampis, Boie. Isis, 1831, p. 546. 



TnpK : T. Dioschitus, Linne. 



Bill straight, long as the head. Feathers of the forehead 

 projecting on the culmen and hinding the nostrils. Wings 

 long nearly reaching the end of tail. Tail rounded. Rec- 

 trices of even size. Feet small. Tarsi bare. Head, throat 

 and upper part of breast brilliantly coloured. Sexes unlike. 



Habitat. — Brazil, Trinidad, Venezuela, Columbia and 

 Guiana. 



80. Chrysolampis moschitus, L. Syst. Nat., 1766, vol. i., 



p. 192. 



TrocJiilns carbiiiicnlits, Gmel. Syst. Nat., 1788, t. i., p. 498. 



Oniismya moscJiitiis, Less, Ois. Mou., 1829, p. 166. 



Mel/isiiga nioscliita, Steph. Shaw. Gen. Zool., vol. xiv., 

 P- ^53- 



Chrysolampis ffiglioli, Oustalet., le Naturaliste, 1885, p. 3. 



Chrysolampis iiif iimatiis, Berl. 



Chrysolampis moschitiis F(7r.^Boucard. H. Bird. vol. i., p. 26. 



Ruby and Topaz, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 204. 



Le Chvsolampc Rubis-Topaze, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 

 1876, vol. ii., p. 255. 



Habitat. — Brazil, Trinidad, Venezuela, Guiana and Colum- 

 bia. 



Male. — Head metallic ruby-red. Upperside bronzy-brown, 

 appearing black on sides of neck and upper part of back. 

 Chin, throat and upper part of breast metallic topaz. Abdomen 

 and flanks dark brown, nearly black round the breast. A line 

 of white feathers on sides of flanks, and a tuft of white feathers 

 on each side under the vent. Undertail-coverts rufous. Tail 

 rufous with brownish-black tips. Bill and feet black. 

 Total length, 34-in. Wings, 2\. Tail, i.\. Culmen, \. 

 Female. — Upperside golden green. Underside grayish-white, 

 washed with golden feathers on sides of breast and flanks. 



