Genera of Hiinniiiiiiy Birds. 105 



Female. — Upperside shining green. Throat, centre of 

 breast, abdomen and undertail-coverts, pale gray, nearly 

 white. Sides of breast and flanks bronzy-green. Median 

 rectrices grass-green with bluish tips, lateral green at base, 

 then deep blue tipped with w hite. 



This is a very rare species. It was discovered by Bucklev 

 in Ecuador. I have only two very fine specimens of both 

 sexes, collected at Chimbo, Ecuador, by Mr. J. de Silmiradzki, 

 and offered to me by Count Rerlepsch. 



144. Thalurani.a w.\tkrtoni, Bourc, P.Z.S., 1847, p. 44. 



Polytmus watcrfoni, Gra}', Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. loS. 



Calh'gena n'Jiatertoni , Reich., Troch., Enum., 1S55, p. 3. 



Waterton s l]'ood-Nyiiip/i, Gould, Mon. Troch., \o\. 2, 

 p. 103. 



La Thaluraiiie de Waiter ton, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 

 1876, t. iii, p. 78. 



Habitat. — Brazil, British Guiana ? 



Male. — Crown and nape greenish-bronze. Back in its 

 entire length, shoulder, wing-coverts and flanks, metallic blue. 

 Uppertail-coverts green washed with blue. Underside metal- 

 lic grass-green. Undertail-coverts gray with green in centre. 

 Tail steel-blue. Wings purplish-black. Bill black. 



Total length, 5in. Wing, 2'^. Tail, 2\. Culmen, ~. 



Female. — Upperside dark green. Underside gray. 



This is a very rare species. 1 have only two males, which 

 were found in a collection of Brazilian birds. 



14s. Thalurani.a FLJRCAiA, Gmel. Svst. Nat., 1788, vol. i. 



p. 486. 



Ornismya fitrcata, Less., Hist., Nat. Ois. Mou., 1829, p. 82. 



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



Coeligena gyrinno, Reich., Enum., p. 3. 



Thalnrania furcatoides, Gould, Intr. Troch., p. 357. 



Cayenne Wood-Nymph , Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. ii., p. loi. 



Para Wood-Nymph . Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl., 1886, 

 P- 35- 



La Thaluranie a queue fonrchue, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. 

 Mou., 1876, vol. iii., p. 72. 



