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with gray; the shafts of the tail feathers underneath are whitish; bill 

 black; tarsi and toes brown. Length (skin) 4i in.; wing 2g ; tail 1|; 

 tarsi f . 



Habitat.— TYm\(\^([. Collected by Mr. A. H. Alexander. 



Remarks. — This species differs from its congeners by its 

 general smoky coloring, all others of the genus are charac- 

 terized by a greater or less extent of olivaceous in their 

 plumage. 



Adult male. Lores and capistnim black, upper part and sides of the 

 head, throat, entire plumage above, smaller wing coverts and rump, of a 

 flue azure blue, more intense on the head and throat, paler on the back 

 and rump; a white circle around the eye; chin grayish-white; breast and 

 upper part of abdomen of a fine rose red, but largely bordered with blue, 

 in a manner to make these parts appear as if mixed with red and blue ; 

 lower part of abdomen and under tail coverts pale rose red, tinged with 

 pale blue; tibia dnll blue; wings grayish-black, the larger coverts and 

 the quills bordered outwardly with bluish ; the two middle tail feathers 

 entirely blue above, the others of an ashy-blue on the inner webs and 

 bluish exteriorly, there is a narrow border of whitish on the inner web 

 of these same tail feathers; the tail underneath is of a pale ashy-blue; the 

 shafts of the rectrlces are black above and white below ; iris browu ; 

 upper mandible blackish, the under pale bluish; feet livid plumbeous. 



" Longueur tot. 14 centimetres ; aile 72 millimetres; queue 55 millim. ; 

 bee (le long de culmen) 11 millim. ; tarse 15 millim." 



Habitat. — Mexico, Tehuantepec. 



Remarks. — I have named this species after the wife of ray 

 friend Prof. F. Sumichrast, and think it but a fitting compli- 

 ment that her name should be borne by so beautiful a bird. 



In Feb., 1872, Prof. Sumichrast sent me the description 

 from which the above account is transcribed — writing that 

 he thought it a new species, and would send the specimen on 

 for my decision. Considering it to be new, I requested him 

 to do so, but no opportunity offered until April of last year; 

 it was then sent, and also examples of the female and young, 

 afterwards obtained. They were enclosed in a box coming 

 for the Smithsonian Institution ; unfortunately, up to this 

 time (Feb., 1874) no tidings of the box has been received. 



