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"^358. ErioCNEMIS VENTRALIS, Salv. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 



1891, p. 378. 

 Amethyst vented Puff-leg. 



I' Eriocnemis a ventre amethyste. 

 Habitat. — Colombia. 



Male. — Upper surface shining grass-green, becoming 

 bronzy-black on the hind neck and crown, and glittering 

 olive-green on the rump, and uppertail-coverts ; under surface 

 with the throat bronzy-black, a glittering blue gular patch ; 

 breast glittering green shading into a glittering amethvst on 

 the abdomen, undertail-covets glittering purplish-blue ; tail 

 steel-blue, tibial tufts pure white ; bill black. 



Total length, 3'gin. Wing, 2-25. Tail, 1-65. Bill, o"85. 



Type : Ex. Coll. Salvia and Goodman, now in the British 



Museum. 



359. Eriocnemis Vestita, Longuem, Rev. ZooL, 1838, p. 3 14. 

 Troc/iihis uropygialis, Eras. P.Z.S., 1840, p. 15. 

 Hylocharis vestita.^ Grav, Gen. Birds, voL i, p. 114. 

 Ornismya glomatay Less, Echo du Monde Savant, 1843. 

 Eriopiis vestita, Bon. Consp., Gen. Av., 1850, vol. i., p. 80. 

 Mellisuga ridolji, Benv. Ann. R. Mus. Flor., 1865, p. 205. 



Eriocnemis smaragdinipectiis , Gould, Ann. Mag., Nat. 

 Hist., 1868, p. 322. 



Glowing Puff-leg, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 275. 



L'Eriocnemis a plaque jugulaire d'un bleu-violet, Muls. 



Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, t. iii., p. 33. 



Habitat. — Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. 



Male. — Upperside dark shining green. Rump and upper- 

 tail-coverts most brilliant metallic golden-green. Tail bluish- 

 black. Centre of throat metallic blue. Rest of throat and 

 breast dark shining green, appearing black in certain 

 lights. Lower part of breast, abdomen, and flanks glittering 

 metallic golden-green. Tarsal tufts pure white. Lhidertail- 

 coverts shining violet-blue. Wings purplish-browm. Feet 

 and bill black. 



Total length, 4|in. Wing, 2%. Tail, i^. Culmen, ^. 



Female. — Upperside shining golden-green, very brilliant on 

 rump and uppertail-coverts. Median rectrices bronze-green 



