l6o Genera of Humming Birds. 



Taczanowski's Emerald, Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl., il 

 p. 79. 



La Leucolie de Taczanowski. 



Habitat. — Guayungo, Peru. 



Supra nietallice viridis, in capite cupreo lavatus, plumis subtus 

 cinereis ; alls fuscis, tectricibus dorso concoloribus ; cauda 

 aequali, supra dorso concolori, versus apicem cupreo-tincta, 

 subtus fusca, versus apicem cupreo-virescente ; corpore subtus 

 albo, lateraliter et in crisso praecipue pallido cinereo perfuso ; 

 gutture toto punctis minutis, cordiformibus, nitenti-viridibus 

 obtecto; rostro forti, paulum incurvo. 



Total, length, 4in. Alae, 2|-. Candae, if. Rostri, f. 



Obs. Sp. Th. viridicipiti, Gould, ut videtur, affinis rostro 

 fortiusculo, canda aequali, et maculis gutturis minutis insignis. 

 " Selat, loc. cit." 



This species was discovered at Guajungo, Peru, by Mess. 

 Stolzmann and Jelski. 



230. Uranomitra COLUMBIANA, Boucard, Hum. Bird, 1892, 



p. 82. 



Columbian Emerald. 



La Leucolie de Colombie. 



Habitat. — Columbia. 



Male. — 'Head and sides of neck metallic green. Upperside 

 golden-green. Median rectrices bronze. Lateral purplish- 

 bronze, with a wide subterminal brownish-black bar. Throat, 

 centre of addomen, anal region, and undertail-coverts white. 

 Flanks golden-green. Wings purple-brown. Maxilla black. 

 Mandible flesh colour with black tip. 



Total length, 3g-in. Wing, 25. Tail, is- Culmen, \. 



Female. — Head and back bronzy-green, passing to reddish- 

 golden on rump and uppertail-coverts. Tail bronze, lateral 

 bronze with a subterminal brownish-black bar, and gray tips. 

 Throat, centre of abdomen, lower part of vent and undertail- 

 coverts white. Sides of neck and breast shining green. 

 Flanks golden-green. Bill like the male. Same size as male. 



Types of both sexes in my collection. 



This species is closely allied to U. niveipectus, but can be 

 easily distinguished by the colour of mandible. 



