THALURAXIA. PETASOPHOEA. LAMPORNIS. 87 



Thalurania colombica (Bourc.). 



Thalurania columbica, Gould, Mon. Troch. ii. pi. 106 (1858) : Salv. Cat 



Birds B. M. xvi. p. 79 (1892). 

 Thalurania colombica, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aces. ii. p. 256 



(1892) ; Sharps, Hand-l. ii. p. 116 (1900). 



The eggs of the Colombian Wood-nymph in the Collection are 

 both imperfect, but their approximate dimensions are '6 by '37. 



2. Bogota (Tristram Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 



Thalurania furcata (Gm.). 



Thalurania furcata, Gould, Mon. Troch. ii. pi. 101 (1858) ; Salv. Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xvi. p. 84 (1892) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 116 (1900). 



An egg of the Cayenne Wood-nymph measures '5 by '34. 

 1. Guiana. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus PETASOPHORA, G. R. Gray. 



Petasophora cyanonota (Bourc. fy Muls.). 



Petasophora cyanotus, Gould, Mon. Troch. iv. pi. 228 (1853). 

 Petasophora cyanotis, Salv. Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 110 (1892) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 152 (1899). 

 Petasophora cyanonota, Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 117 (1900). 



Two eggs of the Little Violet-ear measure -58 by -38 : -56 by 

 35. 



1. United States, 3rd July. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq 



[P.]. 

 1. [South America.] Crowley Bequest. 



Petasophora iolata (Gould). 



Petasophora iolata, Gould, Mon. Troch. iv. pi. 225 (1853) ; Salv. Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xvi. p. 107 (1892) j Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 117 (1900). 



The egg of the Bolivian Violet-ear in the Collection is imperfect, 

 but appears to have measured about '62 by *38. 



1. Venezuela (Gugenheimer). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus LAMPORNIS, Swains. 



Lampornis mango (Linn.). 



Lampornis mango, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 88 (1847) ; Salv. Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xvi. p. 91 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 152 (1899) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 118 (1900). 



Lampornis porphyrurus, Gould, Mon. Troch. ii. pi. 81 (1858). 



The eggs of the Porphyry-tailed Humming-bird in the Collection 

 measure respectively : -62 by -4 ; -59 by '39 j *6 by -4. 



