Genera of Hionming Birds. 183 



r Eiicephalc a tetc verte, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1875, 

 t. ii., p. 30. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



Male. — Top of head greenish-blue. Upperside bronzy- 

 green. Uppertail-coverts coppery-bronze. Chin, throat, and 

 abdomen, shining grass-green. Thighs white. Undertail- 

 coverts dark olive margined with white. Tail steel-blue. 

 Bill black, base of mandible flesh colour. 



Length of bill, 33 mill. Wing, 55 mill. Tail, 38 mill, middle 

 feathers, 30 mill. " Bourcier." 



Female. — Unknown. 



Type in British Museum. " Ex. Gould's Collection." 



■^^261 ChloRESTES SMARAGDO-CAERULEA, Gould, Mon.Troch., 



vol. v., p. 331. 



Eiicephala sjiiaraodiiiea, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1875, 

 t. ii., p. 37. 



Green and blue Sapphire, Gould, Mon.Troch., vol. v., p. 331. 

 P Encephale enieraiide., Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou. 1875, 

 vol. ii.. p. 38. 



Habitat. — Novo-Friburgo, " Brazil." 



Male. — Crown of the head and throat glittering greenish- 

 blue, imperceptibly passing into the glittering green of the 

 breast ; back of the neck and uppersurface golden-green ; 

 undertail-coverts green inclining to purple on some of the 

 feathers; thighs brown ; tail bluish-black, the two outer feathers 

 on each side slightly tipped with white ; bill black, with the 

 exception of the basal half of the under mandible which is 

 flesh-colour. 



Total length, 3fin. Wing, 2\. Tail, i|. Bill, |. 

 "Gould loc. cit." 



Female unknown. 



This is a very rare species. The tvpe is in the British 

 Museum. " Ex. Coll. Gould." 



■^262. CHLORESTES CAERULEO-LAVATA, Gould, P.Z.S., i860, 



p. 306. 



Reeve'' s Sapphire, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v., p. 333. 



r Eucephale a poitrine bleue, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 

 1875. t. ii., p. 40. 



