LOVELY HUMMINGBIRD 



bronze green; two outer pairs of tail feathers 

 terminated with grayish white; chin, throat and 

 breast dull metallic bronze green; center of 

 breast and abdomen dull gray. Bill pink, the 

 terminal half black, stout and almost straight. 



A large species with dull coloring. Seen at 

 Gatun in thickets below the Dam. 



8. Polyerata amabilis (Gould) 

 Lovely Hummingbird 



Length, 87 mm. (3. 40 in.); tail, 28mm. (i.ioin.) 



Male. Forehead and crown brilliant metallic 

 emerald green; remaining upperparts metallic 

 bronze green, shading to bronze on rump and 

 middle pair of tail feathers; chin and throat dull 

 bronze green appearing black if seen from in 

 front; chest brilliant metallic violet blue; breast 

 dull metallic green passing to brownish gray on 

 abdomen. 



Female. Resembling male but forehead and 

 crown same color as back, the metallic blue of the 

 chest more restricted and the dull grayish white 

 of under parts spotted with metallic green. 



Bill straight and narrow, black above, yellowish 

 below with black tip; tail slightly forked. 



A small and very beautiful species observed in 

 the jungle below the dam at Gatun and also 

 recorded from Gatun by Jewel. "It is usually 

 found in clearings and plantations, but occasion- 

 ally in open woods." (Richmond.) 

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