Genera of Humming Birds. 195 



Pyrrliophaena dumerili, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein., i860, 

 t. iii., p. 36. 



Dumeril's Amazili, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v., p. 305. 



I'Amazili de Dumeril, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 t. i., p. 288. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



Male. — This species is closely allied to the preceding one, 

 but it has the uppertail-coverts and tail bronzy-green. The 

 breast is pure white, encircled by metallic green feathers. 

 Abdomen and flanks rufous. Undertail-coverts white, washed 

 with pale rufous. Bill flesh colour with black tips. 



Total length, 3tin. Wing, 2\. Tail, i^. Culmen, f. 



Female. — Differs bv having- the o-reen feathers of throat and 

 sides of breast much less bright than the male, the middle of 

 the abdomen white, and pale rufous tips on lateral rectrices. 



It is a rare species. It was dedicated bv Lesson to Dumeril, 

 Member of the French Institute, and a well-known Scientist. 



280. Amazilia GRAVSONI, Lawr., Ann. N.Y., Lye, Nat. Hist., 



1867, p. 404. 



Grayson's Amazili, Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl.. 1886, 

 p. 87. 



I'Amazili dc Grayson, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 t. i., p. 286. 



Habitat. — Tres Marias Islands, Mexico. 



Male. — -Upperside dark shining golden-green, brownish on 

 forehead. Uppertail-coverts and tail cinnamon, all the rectrices 

 tipped with dark bronze, appearing nearly black in certain 

 lights ; the outermost ones are also edg^ed with bronze on 

 their external webs, excepting the base. Wings purplish. 

 Underside cinnamon. Bill flesh colour with black tips. 



Total length, 4fin. Wing, 2|. Tail, 2\. Culmen, ly^^-. 



Female. — Slightly smaller and paler, otherwise like the 

 male. 



This rare species was discovered by Mr. Grayson, and 

 dedicated to him by Mr. Lawrence. 



My specimen, from which the above description is taken, 

 was collected by Mr. Forrer, in Tres Marias Islands. 



