294 Genera of Humming Birds. 



green, margined with grayish-buff. Wings purplish, with the 

 internal webs of tertiaries chestnut. Bill black. 



Total length, 5-Un. Wing, 2^. Tail, 2^. Culmen, i|-. 



Female. — Upperside like the male. Underside gray, the 

 feathers tipped with green. 



This rare species was discovered in Venezuela, by Mr. 

 David Dyson, in i866. 



My specimens are from Porto-Cabello, Venezuela, and were 

 presented to me by my friend, Mr. Eugene Simon. 



Genus CXIX. Eugenia, Gould, P.Z.S., 1855, p. 92. 

 Type : E. imperatrix, Gould. 



Bill stout, straight, longer than the head. Nostrils covered 

 with feathers. Wings long and pointed, reaching the end of 

 second lateral. Tail long and much forked. Rectrices 

 narrow, the median very short, next one slightly longer, the 

 third twice the length of medians, the fourth two-and-a-half 

 the length of medians, outermost ones three times longer than 

 the medians. Feet strong. Tarsi feathered nearly to the 

 toe. Sexes unlike. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



412. Eugenia imperatrix, Gould, P.Z.S., 1855, p. 92. 



Empress Humming Bird, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., 

 P- 234- 



I' Eugenie. imperatrice, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 

 t. ii., p. 198. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



Male. — Spot on forehead brilliant metallic green. Upper- 

 side dark shining green with golden reflections when seen 

 from behind. Tail bronzy-brown. A white spot behind the 

 eye. Chin and throat dark metallic green. In the centre of 

 the throat a spot of metallic violet. Breast shining dark 

 green. Abdomen and flanks brilliant metallic golden-green. 

 Undertail-coverts shining green. Thighs white. Wings 

 purple-brown. Bill black. 



Total length, 5fin. Wing, 3. Tail,, 3. Culmen, i. 



Female. — Upperside shining green. Underside grayish- 

 white spangled with green. Median rectrices olive, laterals 

 dark brown. Undertail-coverts grass-green. 



