8-4 Genera of HiiDniiing Birds. 



115. AuGASTES LUMACHELLUS, Less., Rev. Zool., 1838, p. 315. 

 Trochilus luniacJicllus, Bourc, Rev. Zool., 1846, p. 313. 

 Hylocliaris hiiiiaclielhts, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. 114. 

 Lamprurus himachellus, Reich., Aufz. der Col., 1853, p. i 2 

 Hooded Vizor-hearer, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 221 

 L'Augaste Iiiiiiachelle. Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 



t. iii., p. 148. 



Habitat.— B^h\^ (Brazil). 



Male. — Forehead and throat metallic pale golden-green, 

 bounded beneath by a narrow line of greenish-blue. Forming 

 a point on the throat, a patch of metallic ruby and topaz. 

 Head, ear-coverts, and band round the throat velvety-black. 

 A small white spot behind the eye. Upperside bron-zy-green, 

 A narrow white band crossing the breast. Underside golden. 

 Undertail-coverts shining reddish-orange, slightly edged with 

 gray. Tail metallic bronze-red, beneath very brilliant red. 

 Wings purplish-brown, with bronzv reflections. Bill and feet 

 black. 



Total length, 3.jin. Wing, 2\. Tail, i.l. Culmen, -i^. 



Female. — l^pperside shining bronze-green, greenish on 

 forehead. Ear-coverts and sides of throat brownish black. 

 Throat and rest of underside as male, but less brilliant. 

 Outermost rectrices tipped with gray. 



It is a very rare species. 



Gents XLl. Phlogophilus, Gould, P.Z.S., i860, p. 310. 

 Type : P. heiuileiiciirus, Gould. 



Bill straight, long, and acutely pointed. \Mngs ample and 

 rather rounded. Tarsi long and bare. Tail long. Rectrices 

 narrow and rounded. Hind toe and nail shorter than middle 

 toe and nail. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



Il(). PHLOGOPHIUS HEMILEL'CL'Rl'.S, Gould, P.Z.S., 18O0, 



p. 310. 



Elvira hemileucura , Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, t. i, 

 p. 264. 



Pied-tailed Hniiu)iiin^-bird , Gould, Mon. Troch., \o\. v., 

 p. 360. 



