LAMPORNIS GRAMINEUS. 



Green-throated Mano-o. 



Trochihis gramineus, Linn. Syst. Nat., torn. i. p. 488. — lb. Gmel. Edit., torn, i, p. 488. — 



Dumont, Diet. Sci. Nat., torn, x. p. 48. — Drapiez, Diet. Class. d'Hist. Nat., torn. iv. 



p. 318.— Less. Hist. Nat. des Col., pp. 52, 56. pis. 12, 12 bis.— lb. Ind. Gen. et 



Syn. des Ois. du Gen. Trochihis, p. x. — lb. Traite d'Orn., p. 290.— Vieill. Ois. 



de TAm. Sept., torn. ii. p. 73. 

 pectomlis, Lath. Ind. Om., vol. i. p. 306. — Vieill. Eney. Meth. Orn., part ii. p. 551. 



— Stepli. Cont. Sliaw's Gen ZooL, vol. xiv. p. 240. 

 LeHausse-colvert, Buff. Hist. Nat. des Ois., torn. vi. p. 58. — Vieill. Ois. Dor., torn. i. p. 23. pi. 9. 

 Le Colibri a cravate verte, Vieill. Ois. Dor., torn. i. p. 25. pi. 10. — Buff. Hist. Nat. des Ois., 



torn. \d. p. 56.— lb. Sonn. Edit., torn. xxii. p. 277.— lb. PL Enl. 621. fig. 1. 

 Le Plastron violet, Vieill. Ois. Dor., torn, i, p. 124. pi. 70? 

 Colibri a gorge verte de Cayenne, Buff. Pi. Enl. 671. fis;. 1. 

 Colihri du Mexique, Buff. PL Enl. 580. fig. 2. " 

 Trochilus maciilatus, Gmel. Edit. Linn. Syst. Nat., torn. i. p. 488. — Vieill. Ency. Meth. Orn., 



part ii. p. 563. 

 — — gtilaris, Gmel. Edit. Linn. Syst. Nat., torn. i. p. 491.^ — Lath. Ind. Orn., vol. i. p. 306. 



—Vieill. Eney. Meth. Orn., part ii. p. 553. 



marmoratus, Vieill, Ency. Meth. Orn,, part ii. p. 567. 



Polytmus dominicus, Gray and Mitch. Gen. of Birds, vol. i. p. 108, Polytmus, sp. 11. — Bonap. 



Rev. et Mag, de ZooL 1854, p. 250. 

 Lampornis dominicus, Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av., p. 71, Lampornis, sp. 2. 

 Hypophania dominica, Reichenb. Aufz. der Colibris, p. 11. 



Green-throated Hummiiig-hird, Lath. Gen. Syn., vol. ii. p. 755. — lb. Gen. Hist., vol. iv. p. 305. 

 Blach'hreasted Humming-bird, Lath. Gen. Syn., vol. ii. p. 756. — Shaw, Gen. ZooL, vol. viii. 



p. 298.— Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. iv. p. 302. 



So much confusion exists respecting the synonymy of this species, that, after instituting* the most rigid 

 examination, I am compelled to give up the attempt to unravel it, and content myself with enumerating those 

 terms only which, it appears to me, certainly have reference to the present bird. The state of confusion 

 alhided to is due to two causes : first, from Lesson and the older authors considering the species to be a 

 native of St. Domingo, and, secondly, in consequence of the females of two or three species bearing a great 

 similarity to each other. Now I can positively state that the bird does not inhabit St. Domingo ; nor do I 

 believe it is to be found in any of the West India Islands, unless it be in Trinidad, and if so, that is the only 

 one. Its true habitat is Cayenne and Guiana, whence all our collections are supplied with examples, and 

 where it must be very numerous, as shown by the great number of specimens sent to Europe from those 

 countries. 



The Lampor7iis gramineus is a large species, distinguished by the boldness and breadth of its markings ; it 

 differs from all the other members of its genus in the grass-green of its throat, a colour beautifully relieved 

 by the jet-black hue of its breast and abdomen. The females and young males present a very different style 

 of colouring from that of the male, both on the under surface and in the markings of the tail, which are very 

 beautiful. 



The male has the head and neck golden green, gradually passing into rich coppery green on the back, 

 wing-coverts and upper tail-coverts ; wings deep purplish brown ; throat luminous grass-green ; flanks golden 

 green, with a tuft of white on each side; centre of the abdomen bluish black; in certain lights the entire 

 abdomen and flanks appear jet-black ; two centre tail-feathers bronzy purple, the remainder violet, broadly 

 margined and tipped with steel-blue ; vent white ; under tail-coverts purplish green. 



The young male has the upper surface mottled green and coppery bronze ; sides of the throat and abdomen 

 chestnut; on the centre of the throat a mark of luminous green, bounded on each side by white; down 

 the centre of the abdomen a mark of black, bounded on each side with white ; two centre tail-feathers bronzy 

 green ; the remainder cliestnut-red with a rich bloom of purple ; crossed near the tip by a broad band, which 

 on the outer webs is bronzy green, on the inner steel-blue ; all but the two middle feathers tipped with greyish 

 white. 



The female has all the upper surface and flanks golden green, the golden hue predominating on the rump 

 and upper tail-coverts ; throat white, with a large patch of black down the centre ; central tail-feathers bronzy 

 green, passing into black at the tip; the remainder chestnut-red, glossed with purple, crossed near the tip 

 by a broad band of bluish black and tipped with white. 



The figures are of the size of life. The plant is the Allo^orus fleivuosus. 



