BOURCIERIA BOLIVIANA. 



Bolivian Inca. 



Lampropygia boliviana, Gould, Intr. Trochil. p. 137 (1861). — Scl. & Salv. Nomencl. Av. 



Neotr. p. 90 (1873).— Elliot, Ibis, 1876, p. 57.— Mulsant, Hist. Nat. Ois.^ 



Mouches, iii. p. 13. 

 Trochihis boUvianus, Gray, Hand-l. Birds, i. p. 139, no. 1789 (1869). 

 Boiircieria holiviana, Elliot, Synopsis of the Humraing-Birds, p. 79 (1878). . - 



This bird, which comes from Bolivia, bears a general resemblance to B. coeligeiia, but differs in being* of 

 a much darker colour on the head and neck, and in having the tail dark olive-brown washed with bronze 

 in lieu of light bronzy brown. The lower part of the back also is more richly coloured, the crescentic 

 markings of green showing still greater lustre when viewed from behind. 

 Total length 5^ inches, bill li, wing 31, tail 21, tarsus i. 



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BOURCIERIA COLOMBIANA, muot. 



Colombian Inca. 



Lampropygia columbiana, Elliot, Ibis, 1876, p. 57. 



Bourcieria columbiana, Elliot, Synopsis of the Humming-Birds, p. 79 (1878). 



The type of this species is in Mr. Elliot's collection from Colombia, and he states that it is the bird called 

 by all ornithologists B. cceltgena, from that province. It differs from B. cwligefia, however, in having the 

 upper parts dark olive instead of coppery red, and in the tail being bright olive instead of dark rufous olive. 



The following description is given by Mr. Elliot ; — 



^"^ Adult. Top and sides of head and nape olive-browMi, with rufous reflexions; back same as head, slightly 

 darker. Rump, viewed from behind, brilliant metallic green. Wings purple. Shoulder olive-brown. 

 Throat white, centre of feathers blackish brown ; upper part of breast smoky white, darker towards the 

 abdomen, which, together with tlie flanks, is very dark rufous-brown. Under tail-coverts reddish brown ; 

 central portion of the feathers blackish brown. Tail olive-brown. Bill black. Feet black. Total length 

 h\ inches, wing 3, tail 2, culmen 1 A." 



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