igo Genera of Humming Birds. 



My specimens of this species were collected at Valencia and 

 Baranquilla (Columbia), and I have also a large series from 

 Merida, Venezuela. There is no difference whatever between 

 them, and the name of H. braccata Heine is not valid. 



This species was discovered by Delattre, in Columbia. 



This is certainly the species described by Messrs. Mulsant 

 and Bourcier, and figured by Gould, in volume 5 of his 

 Monograph, page 322. Hence the priority of S. hoffmanni 

 for the Costa Rican species. 



■^272. Saucerottia SAUCEROTTEI, Delattre and Bourc, Rev. 

 Zool., 1846, p. 311. 



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



Saucerottia typica, Bon., Consp. Gen Av., vol. i., p. 77. 



Chloresfes typica, Reich., Troch. Enum., p. 4. 



Erythronota saucerottei, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v., p. 321. 



Hemithvlaca saucerottei. Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein., t. iii., 

 p. 38. 



Ariana saucerottei, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, t. i., 

 p. 321. 



Saucerotte's Erythronote, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v. 

 p. 321. 



I'Ariane de Saucerotte, Muls., His. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 t. i., p. 331. 



Habitat. — Columbia. 



Male. — Top of head and upper surface dark grass-green ; 

 under surface luminous green, much lighter than the upper- 

 parts. Vent white. Undertail-coverts dark bronzy-brown 

 edged with grayish-white. Wings purple. Uppertail-coverts 

 and tail steel-black. Maxilla black. Mandible flesh colour, 

 tip black. 



Total length, 3Hn. Wing, i|. Tail, i|. Culmen, f. 



Female. — -Like the male, but not so bright. 



This species was discovered in Columbia, by Delattre. 



273. Saucerottia cyanifrons, Bourc, Rev. Zool., 1843^ 



p. 100. 



Polyt7nus cyanifrons, Gray, Gen. Birds, 1844-49, ^'^^- ^y 

 p. 108. 



