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luminous violet ; back and rump golden green ; lovver part of the 

 abdomen, the upper and under tail-coverts light rufous ; tail light 

 rufous, the tips of the feathers -vvashed with greenish reflexions ; 

 wings purj)lish brown ; the extemal edge o£ the first primary rufous ; 

 biU black. 



Totai length, 5| inches ; bill, 1| ; wing, 3 ; tail, 2^. 



Hab. Bolivia. 



Remark. — This fine species is of the šame form as the Ornismya 

 Bonapartei. 



9. Teochilus (lampornis) cyanopectus. Troch. guld viridi 



metallici resplendente ; medio pectore fvlgente metallice cyaneo ; 



capite, dorso, humeris, lateribus, et abdonūne inferiore aneo-viri- 



dibus ; caudd ceneo-fuscd nonnunquam pogoniis inieniis albd tna- 



culd ad apicem ornatis. 



Throat lustrous metallic green ; centre of the breast deep lustrous 



metallic blue ; head, back, shoulders, flanks, and lo\ver part of the 



abdomen bronzy green ; wings purplish brown ; tail in some speci- 



mens entirely bronzy brown, in others bronzy brown with a spot of 



■white on the inuer web at the tip ; bill black, curved stout and 



large for the size of the body. 



Totai length, 4| inches ; bill, If ; wing, 2| ; tail, 1|. 

 Hab. Venezuela. 



Remark. — This bird is about the size of Trochilus mango, but is 

 not intimately allied to any known species. 



10. Trochilus (lampornis) aurescens. Troch. guld fulgente 

 aured ; pectore latdfascid ruf d, fronte vittd lucidd cceruleo-viridi 

 cinctd ; omni superiore corpore, rectricibus intermediis duabus, 

 tectricibus alarum siiperioribus inferioribusgue, et abdomine aneo- 

 viridibus ; alis fuscis purpurascentibus ; rectricibus lateralibus 

 castaneis fuscis, in/rd et supra ad apices dEneis ; tectricibus cauda 

 inferioribus saturate cervinis. 



Throat rich luminous gold colour ; across the chest a broad band 

 of deep rufous ; on the forehead a narrow stripe of shining blueish 

 green ; all the upper surface, t\vo centrai tail feathers, upper and 

 under wing-coverts, and abdomen bronzjr green ; wings purplish 

 brown ; lateral tail feathers chestnut-brovvn, tipped both above and 

 beneath \vith a bronzy lustre ; under tail-coverts deep fa\vn-colour ; 

 bill black. 



Totai length, 4 inches; bill, 1 ; \ving, 2^ ; tail, I5. 



Hab. Rio Negro, Brazil. 



11. Trochilus (lampornis ?) FULvivENTRis. Troch. capite, omni 

 corpore superiore, cauddgue nitente viridibus ; rectricibus exiernis 

 ad apices albis ; alis fuscis ; guld, pectore et abdomine cervinis ,• 

 tectricibus cauda inferioribus albis. 



Head, all the upper surface and tail glossy green ; the outer feathers 

 of the latter largely tipped with \vhite ; \vings bro\vn ; throat, breast 

 and abdomen deep buif ; under tail-coverts white ; upper mandible and 

 point of the lower black ; the remainder of the under mandible buff. 



