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380. CiRCIi: LATIROSTRIS ••'■•........ Vol V PI tVAS 



Ornismya Lessoni, Delatt. Rev. Zool. 1839, p. 15 (female). 



Trochilus lazulus, Licht. inMus. of Berlin. 



Cyanophaia lazula, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 10. 



Hylocharis lazula, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 8, pi. 770. figs. 4783-84. 



Douhledayi, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 44. 



Habitat. The table-lands of Mexico. 



My late friend Dr. Saucerotte gave me the type specimen of his Trochilus Schimperi with the name attached, 

 by which means I am able to state that it is identical with the present bird, and not with the Trochilus lazulus of 

 Vieillot as supposed by Dr. Reichenbach (see his Aufz. der Col. p. 21). 



381. Circe DouBLEDAYi ■■•.......... Vol. V. PL 339. 



Habitat. Mexico ; locaUty Chimantla, according to Dr. Saucerotte. 



Genus Ph^optila, Gould. 



(^aios, obscurus, et tttIXoi^, pluma.) 

 Generic characters. 



Male.— Bill longer than the head, fleshy at the base, and shghtly arched ; wings of medium length ; tail the 

 same, and slightly forked ; feet rather stout; hind toe and nail shorter than the middle toe and nail. 



382. Ph^optila sordida, Gould Vol. V. PL 340, 



Habitat. Oaxaca in Mexico. 



There is a specimen in the Loddigesian collection which appears to be distinct from this bird ; without 

 figuring I will give a description, and propose for it the name of Phaoptila zonura. 



383. Ph^optila zonura, Gould. 

 Habitat. Bolanos in Mexico. 



This bird, which is rather smaller and more delicately formed than P. obscura, has all the upper surface dull 

 bronzy green ; a stripe of greyish white over each eye ; ear-coverts dusky ; wings purplish brown ; two centre 

 tail-feathers bronzy green ; the remainder bronzy green, crossed near the extremity with a broad band of blackish 

 brown, beyond which the tips are greyish brown ; all the under surface grey. 



The single species of the 



Genus Damophila, Reichenb., 



stands quite alone, no second member of the form having yet been discovered. Its native country is the Andes of 

 New Granada and Ecuador, from both of which locahties specimens are now before me. Those procured by Mr. 

 Fraser in Esmeraldas differ a little from the specimens commonly sent in collections from Bogota, in having the 

 centre of the throat greyish brown instead of black, and the two centre tail-feathers reddish purple instead of bronzy 

 green; however, they must not, I think, be regarded as other than local varieties. Mr. Eraser's specimens appear 

 not to be fully adult. 



384. Damophila AMABiLis, Goii/c? Vol. V. PL 341. 



Coeligena amabilis, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 3, pi. 681. figs. 4496-97. 



Damophila amabilis, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 40. 



Habitat. New Granada and Ecuador. 



I am not quite certain that we are acquainted with the true female of this bird, but I believe my representation 

 of that sex to be correct ; if so, the sexes are very dissimilar in colouring, and in this respect are closely allied to 

 the Eucephala. 



Boie, one of the most philosophical of modern ornitliologists, proposed the generic term of Hylocharis for the 

 Trochilus sapphirinus of Gmelin ; and I have much pleasure in adopting this name, as well as several others 

 proposed by him. The 



Genus Hylocharis, Boie, 

 is composed of three species, all of which are natives of Brazil, to which country they are mainly confined. They 



