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■^450. Lampornis ELLIOTI, Cory. Auk., vol. vii., p. 374. 



Elliot's Mango. 



le Lampornis d' Elliot. 



Habitat. — ^Anegada, West Indies. 



Male. — Similar to Lampornis dominiciis, but differs from 

 it in being smaller, in having the wings and tail shorter, and 

 in having the belly crissum, and the undertail-coverts much 

 paler. Two central tail feathers golden-green. 



Total length, 4'"-2o. Wing, 2-45. Tail, 1-50. Bill, 0.87. 



451. Lampornis \irginalis, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. ii., p. 80. 



St. Thomas Mango, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. ii., p. 80. 



le Lampornis de Saint Thomas. 



Habitat. — St. Thomas. 



Male. — Very closely allied to the preceding species, but 

 more golden on upperside. Median rectrices purplish-bronze. 

 Laterals purple-violet, edged and tipped with brownish-blue. 

 Throat more golden than in L. dominiciis. 



Total length, 5in. Wing, 2|. Tail, 2.^ Culmen, I. 



Female. — Upperside golden-green. Median rectrices 

 shining reddish-bronze, next one same colour, darker near the 

 tip which is white. Laterals reddish-bronze on outer webs, 

 bluish-black on inner, tips white. Outermost ones brownish 

 on outer web, chestnut on inner, with a shining dark blue sub- 

 terminal bar and white tip. Underside grayish-white. 



It is a rare species. 



^452. Lampornis calosoma, Elliot, Ibis., 1872, p. 351. 



Chlorolampis chlorolaemus, Elliot, Ann., Mag., Nat. Hist., 

 1870, vol. vi., p. 346. 



Elliot's Topaz, Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl., 1886, p. 12. 



Le Lampor7iis calosome, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 vol. i., p. 177. 



Habitat. — Brazil. 



Male. — Top of head and neck pale metallic silvery-green, 

 in some lights purplish, a black band across the back, rest of 

 upper parts dark green. Tail fiery copper-colour, feathers 

 margined with blackish-purple ; throat brilliant emerald- 



