146 GENERA AND SPECIES. 



The adult male has all the upper surface and 

 the lesser wing coverts deep grass-green, be- 

 coming lighter on the rump ; a small spot of 

 white immediately behind the eye ; under sur- 

 face dark luminous grass-green; tail glossy olive- 

 green; wings both on the upper and under 

 surface, shining deep blue; all the feathers 

 margined, and the primaries largely tipped, with 

 dull brownish-black ; bill black ; feet brownish 

 yellow. 



Length 6 inches ; bill, 2| ; tail, 3. 



The female, with the exception of the throat, 

 which is brown, has the body similar in colour 

 to that of the male, but less brilliant ; tail glossy 

 olive-green, except the outer feather on each 

 side, which is brown, with an indistinct lighter 

 mark down the outer web ; wings purplish 

 brown ; under part of the shoulder blue. The 

 young of both sexes have the crown of the head 

 brown, and the throat, chest, and centre of the 

 abdomen deep reddish buff. 



Locality : Santa Fe de Bogota ; Pasto. 



This species frequents the Tacsonia mollis- 

 sima, a beautiful plant indigenous to the tropics 

 of New Granada, and growing at the height of 

 nine or ten thousand feet above the level of the 

 sea. 



Grenus CAMPYLOPTERUS, Swainson. 



In this genus, the beak is strong and arched 

 at the apex. The wings are narrow, rigid, and 



