ELICIA'S GOLDEN-TAIL 



green plumage and conspicuously brown tail 

 make it easy to recognize. 



12. Hylocharis eliciae (Bourcier and Mulsant) 

 Elicia's Golden-tail 



Male. Length, 88mm. (3. 50 in.); tail, 25 mm. 

 (i.oo in.). Above metallic green changing to 

 bronze on upper tail coverts and to bright golden 

 bronze on tail; chin cinnamon buff, throat bright 

 metallic violet blue; breast, sides and flanks 

 metallic bronze green; abdomen buffy brown. 



Female. Length 77 mm. (3.00 in.); tail 25 

 mm. (i.oo in.). Underparts paler, less violet 

 blue on throat. 



Bill rather stout, longer than head and red, 

 black terminally. Tail slightly rounded and 

 feathers broad. 



Small, tail bright golden bronze; throat with 

 metallic violet blue; the red bill conspicuous. 

 Seen at Quarry Heights, April, 1926. 



13. Damophila panamensis Berlepsch 

 Panama Hummingbird 



Male. Length 86 mm. (3.35 in.) ; tail 30 mm. 

 (1.20 in.). Upperparts metallic green; more 

 bronze on rump; tail glossy blue black; sides of 

 head and neck, chin, and throat, brilliant metallic 

 green; remainder of underparts metallic violet 

 blue; white tufts on thighs. 



Female. Length 77 mm. (3.05 in.); tail 26 

 mm. (1.05 in.). Resembling male above, outer 

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