Genera of Humming Birds. 103 



but terminal portion blue-black, next pair with the blue- 

 black more extended and the extreme tip pale grayish 

 or grayish-white, each succeeding feather with the white 

 tip and sub-terminal blue - black space gradually more 

 extended, until on the exterior feather the basal green 

 is indistinct, and the white terminal spot about 020 long. 

 Sides of head below eye, chin, throat, and lower parts 

 generally, except sides and flanks dull grayish white, the sides 

 and flanks metallic grass-green, like the back. Bill black. 



Total length, 3-50. Wing, 1-85. Tail, i'35. Culmen,o.75. 



Similar to T. colmnbica, but much smaller, and male with 

 lower breast emerald-green, the sides, flank and belly, bluish- 

 green, instead of rich purplish-blue. 



141. Thalurania ervphile. Less. Hist. Colib, p. 148. 



Polytmus eriphyle, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. 108. 



Coeligena eriphyle, Reich., Troch., Enum., 1855, p. 3. 



Glaucopis eriphile, Burm. Th. Bras., 1856, vol. ii., p. 334. 



Brasilia n Wood-A^ympli , Go\\\d, Mon. Troch., vol. ii.,p. 108. 



Green Headed Wood- Nymph. 



La Thaluranie eriphile. Muls. Hist. Nat., Ois. Mou., 1876. 

 vol. iii., p. 68. 



Habitat. — Brazil. 



Male. — Crown and throat metallic emerald-green. Upper- 

 side metallic green. Shoulders, breast, and upper part of 

 abdomen metallic purple-blue. Flanks and lower part of 

 abdomen green, with a large white tuft at base of abdomen. 

 Undertail-coverts shining-green. Tail steel-blue. Wings 

 purple-brown. Bill black. 



Total length, 4Ain. Wing, 2.\. Tail, 2. Culmen, \^. 



Female. — Upperside shining-green. Throat, breast and 

 abdomen pale gray, with a few green feathers on sides of 

 breast and flanks. Wing-coverts shining-blue. Tail steel- 

 blue with white tips on outermost rectrices. Bill black. F'eet 

 flesh color. 



It is a very rare species and quite distinct from T. verticeps. 

 My two specimens of this species were collected by Mr. 

 Gounelle in Brazil. 



