Genera of H umming Birds. 273. 



Collared Inca, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 251. 



r Ho7nophanie a collier, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876^ 

 t. ii., p. 317. 



Habitat. — Colombia. 



Male. — Centre of crown metallic purplish-blue. Rest of 

 head and back black with greenish reflections when seen from 

 behind. Lower part of back, rump and undertail-coverts dark 

 shining green. Median rectrices dark olive-green, rest white, 

 tipped with bronzy-black, outermost one white for two-thirds 

 of its length, rest olive-bronze. Throat black with dark green 

 in centre. Breast pure white. Abdomen and flanks black 

 with greenish reflections. Undertail-coverts dark shining 

 green. Wings purplish-brown. Bill black. 



Total length, Sjin. Wing, 3. Tail, 2. Culmen, if. 



Female. — Crown bluish-green. Upperside shining green, 

 with golden reflections when seen from behind, darker on 

 neck. Tail bronze-green, laterals white, tipped with bronzy- 

 black, outermost one margined on upper part of outer web 

 and tipped with blackish-bronze. Chin white, spotted with 

 green. Breast pure white. Abdomen and flanks gray, 

 washed with green, especially on flanks. Undertail-co\ crts 

 bronze-green. Wings purplish-brown. Bill black. 



Total length, 4fin. Wing, 2|-. Tail, \~. Culmen, i-|. 



Young. — Upperside black with greenish reflections. 

 Uppertail-coverts and median rectrices dark olive-green. 

 Laterals w^hite with black tips, outermost ones white at base, 

 •margined on outer web, and tipped with purplish-black. 

 Underside black with streaks of white feathers on breast. 

 Undertail-coverts dark shining green, margined with white. 

 Wings purple. Bill black. 



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



Some of my specimens of this species were collected in 

 Colombia by Mr. Salmon, another in Ecuador, by Buckley. 



386. HOMOPHANIA FULGIDIGULA, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. 



iv., p. 252. 



Bourcieria fiilgidigula, Reich., Troch. Enum., 1855, P* 7- 



Green Throated Inca, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 252. 



r Homophanie a gorge brilla^ite, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. 

 Mou., 1876, t. ii., p. 319. 



