Genera of Hii mining Birds. i6i 



231. Uranomitra mili.kri, BoLirc. P.Z.S., 1S47, p. 43. 



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



Thauniatias milleri, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., i<S50, vol. i, p. 

 78. 



Agyrtria milleri, Reich., Aufz. der Col., 1853, p. 10. 



Leiicolia milleri, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, t. i., 

 p. 225. 



Miller's Emerald, Gould, Alon. Troch., vol v., p. 296. 



La Leucolie de Miller, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 t. i., p. 226. 



Habitat. — Columbia. 



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

 bronzy-green passing to golden on rump and uppertail-coverts. 

 Median rectrices pale bronze, lateral grayish-bronze with a 

 wide subterminal brownish-black bar. Underside white, 

 washed with green on sides of breast, and on flanks. Wings 

 purplish- brown. Maxilla black. Mandible flesh colour with 

 black tip. 



Total length, 3fin. Wing, 2. Tail, i|. Culmen, ^. 



Female. — Forehead dark shining green. Rest of upperside 

 bronze-green slightly golden on rump and uppertail-coverts. 

 Tail bronze with a wide subterminal blackish bar on lateral 

 feathers, which have gray tips. Underside like the male with 

 less green on flanks. Undertail-coverts whitish-gray. 



It resembles U. viridiceps, but is a much smaller species. 

 According to Bourcier, it was discovered by Natterer, on Rio 

 Negro. 



232. Uranomitra whitfj.yi, Boucard, Hum. Bird, 1893, 



vol. iii., p. 8. 



Whiteiy s Emerald. 

 La Leucolie de Whiteiy. 

 Habitat. — Annai (B. Guianaj. 



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

 bronze-green. Median rectrices bronze, lateral bronze, with 

 a subterminal blackish bar. Throat, breast, and abdomen 

 pure white. Flanks golden-green. Undertail-coverts white, 

 with centre pale gray. Wings purplish-brown. Bill black. 



Total length, 3|in. Wing, 2. Tail, i|. Culmen, f . 



