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ilus Lafresnayi, Bois. 1848. Trochilus flam- 

 tits, Eraser, in Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1840. 

 ik twice the length of the head, and curved; 

 tail moderate; the top of the head dusky brown; 

 upper parts of the body golden green, under parts 

 ochreous yellow; the throat plumes adorned 

 with golden and coppery spots ; the sides of the 

 chest with golden-green markings ; rump pale 

 ochreous yellow ; two middle tail-coverts golden 

 green, the rest ochreous, tinged with green at 

 the tips ; the quill-feathers dusky, with a purple 

 gloss ; bill black ; feet on the upper surface 

 dusky black, but pale underneath. 



Total length, 4|- inches ; bill, | ; tail, 2. 

 Locality : Quito ? In Gould's cabinet. 

 There is another species, Tr. Gayi (synonyme, 

 Tr. Saulte), Bourcier, from Quito, to which the 

 Tr. Lafresnayi is very closely allied. 



The genus Doryfera, Q-ould, next claims our 

 peculiar notice. 



Genus DORYFERA. In this genus the bill is 

 long and straight for three-fourths of its length, 

 then inclines upwards to the extremity; the 

 wings are moderately large ; the tail is rounded, 

 rather rigid, each feather ending in a point ; the 

 tarsi are partly clothed ; the feet are moderate 

 in size. 



Examples: Trochilas Ludoviciae (the Louise) 

 and Trochilus Johannes, Bourcier, in Proc. Zool. 

 Soc. 1847 (Tr. violifrons, Gould, in Proc. Zool. 

 Soc. 1847.). 



