i886.] Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. -? C i 



II (1S53). — Cab. & Hein. Mus. Hein. Ill, p. 17 (i860).— Gould. 

 Men. Troch. II, pi. 82 (1S61).— Taylor, Ibis, 1864, p. 169.— ScL. 

 P. Z. S. 1S71, p. 272. — Elliot, Ibis, 1872, p. 352.— Muls. Hist. Nat. 

 Ois. Mouch. II, p. 131. — ScL. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 81 

 (1873).— Elliot, Men. Troch. p. 43 (1878).— Lawr. Pr. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus. I, pp. 60, IQ2, 358, 458, 487 (1S7S).— Allen, Bull. Nutt. Orn. 

 Club, V, p. 167 (1880). — Lister, Ibis, iSSo, p. 42. — Grisdale, 

 Ibis, 1882, p. 486.— Cory, List Bds. \V. I. p. 17 (1885). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Upper surface velvet black; wings metallic green; 

 upper aiid under tail-coverts bright metallic bluish green; entire 

 throat including the chin beautiful purple, dull golden in some 

 lights; tail bluish green; bill black. 



Length, 4.50; wing, 3.05; tail, 1.65; bill .90. 

 Habitat. Lesser Antilles. 



Eulampis holosericeus (Linn.). 



Trochiliis holosericeus Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 191 (1766). — Lath. Ind, 

 Orn. I, p. 305 (1790). — Less. Colib. p. 76 (1831). — Sundev. Oefv. 

 K. Vet. Akad. For. 1869, p. 585. 



Polytmus holosericeus Gray, Gen. Bds. I, 108 (1844). 



Eulampis holosericeus Bp. Consp. I, p. 72 (1S50). — Cassin, Pr. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila. 1S60, p. 377.— Gould, Mon. Troch. II, pi. 83 (1S61). 

 — Taylor, Ibis, 1864, p. 170. — Scl. P. Z. S. 1S71, p. 272: ib. 1874, 

 p. 175. — Elliot, Ibis, 1872, p. 352. — Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium 

 Neotr. p. 81 (1873). — Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch. I, p. 134.— 

 Lawr. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. I, pp. 60, 192, 234, 272, 358, 458, 4S7 

 (1878).— Elliot, Mon. Troch. p. 42 (1878).— Allen, Bull. Nutt. 

 Orn. Club, V, p. 167 (i88o). — Lister, Ibis, 1880, p. 42. — Grisdale, 

 Ibis, 1882, p. 4S6.— Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 17 (1885). 



Sericotes chlorol(Emus'R^icii. Kuiz. Colib. p. 11 (1S53). 



Sericotes holosericeus Reicu. Aufz. Colib. p. 11 (1853). 



Eulainfis chlorolcBinusV,!?. Rev. Mag. Zool. 1854, p. 250. — Gould, Mon. 

 Troch. II, pi. 84.(1861). 



Anthracothorax {Sericotes)holosericeHs Reich. Troch. Enum. p. 9 (1855). 



Anthracothorax chlorolosmus Reich. Troch. Enum. p. 9 (1855). 



Lampornis holosericeus Cab. & Hein. Mus. Hein. Ill, p. 19 (i860). — 

 GuNDL. Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII, p. 224 (1878). 



Lamporjiis chlorolxmns Cab. & Hein. Mus. Hein. Ill, p. 19 (i86o). 



Eulampis longirostris GouLD, Intr. Troch. octavo ed. p. 69 (1861). 



Trochilus {Lampornis) holosericeus Sundev, Oefv. K. Vet. Akad. For. 

 1869, p. 6oo- 



Sp. Char. Male: — Upper plumage dark green, with a slight golden 

 tinge on the back ; throat bright green, ending with a patch of blue 



