^62 Genera of Humming Birds. 



Trochilits doniinicus, Licht. Doublt., p. lo. 



Polytmus hirsuttis, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. io8. 



Hairy Hermit, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. i., p. 5. 



Le Glands hirsute, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1873, vol.i., 

 p. 40. 



Habitat. — Brazil, Trinidad, Grenada. 



Male. — Upperside shining green, darker on head, upper- 

 tail coverts, margined with buff and tipped with gray. 

 Median rectrices shining greenish-bronze, darker near the 

 tips, which are white. Laterals deep chestnut, passing to 

 bluish-black near the tips, which are white ; the outermost 

 ones of the same colour margined on outer web, and tipped with 

 bluish-black. Chin pale buff, passing to dark rufous on 

 throat. Auriculars blackish-brown. Breast and flanks buff. 

 Abdomen light rufous. Undertail-coverts light rufous, mar- 

 gined and edged with grayish-white. Wings purplish-brown. 

 Maxilla black. Mandible flesh-colour with brown tip. 



Total length, 5|in. Wing, 2f. Tail, 2. Culmen, i|. 



Female. — Upperside like that of the male ; median rectrices 

 pointed with their tips white, next one dark chestnut at base 

 bronzy on outer web and near the tip which is white, the rest 

 bronzy on outer webs and passing to dark bluish-brown near 

 the tips which are white. Underside bright buff excepting 

 the centre of lower part of abdomen and anal region which 

 are white. Undertail-coverts pale buff, edged with grayish- 

 white. Wings purplish-brown. Maxilla black. Mandible 

 flesh-colour with black tip. Size smaller than the male. 



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



I have a fine series of this species from Trinidad and 

 Grenada. The last ones were sent to me in 1891. They 

 were collected by Mr. Wells, and the sexes are carefully 

 recorded. 



■'^489. Glaucis DORHNI, Bourc, Ann. Soc, Sci., Lyon., 1852. 



Grypus spixi, Gould, P.Z.S., i860, p. 304. 



Spix's Saw Bill, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. i., p. 2. 



Dohrn's Hermit, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. i., p. 10. 



le Glaucis de Dohrn, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1873, 

 vol. i., p. 45. 



