THALURANIA HYPOCHLORA, Gould. 



Citado Wood-Nymph. 



Thalurania hypochlora, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1870, p. 804. — Salvin & Elliot, Ibis, 1873, 

 p. 360. — Elliot, Synopsis of the Trocliilidae, no. 102. — Mulsant, Hist. Nat. 

 Ois.-Mouches, torn. iii. p. QQ, 



The discovery of diis fine Wood-Nymph is due to Mr. Buckley, who procured both sexes at Citado, in 

 Ecuador. Soon afterwards these specimens came into my possession, and, I am happy to say, are in fine 

 condition. If we examine the adult male it will be found that the crown of the head is a beautiful green 

 like the under surface, the uniform green colour of which forms one of this bird's chief characteristics. 

 The Brazilian bird, Thalurania glaucojns, somewhat resembles it ; but that bird has the crown blue and not 

 green like T. liypocJilora or many other Wood-Nymphs. It also has been compared to T. mrticep^^ and 

 others have been considered somewhat like it. It is in the green colour of the crown being the same as that 

 of the under surface that 71 hypochlora differs from any other Wood-Nymph. As might be expected in a 

 bird so recently discovered, nothing has been recorded of its habits, which must be like those of its 

 near allies. 



The colouring of the male may be thus described : — Three parts of the crown and entire underparts 

 of the body a beautiful green ; upper surface (that is, from the occiput to the tail-coverts) deep grass- 

 green, with a beautiful patch of blue on the shoulder extending for a short distance onto each side of the 

 breast ; under tail-coverts blackish blue, edged with white ; bill black ; feet brownish black. 



Female, All the upper surface grass-green ; throat, abdomen, and under tail-coverts grey, darker and 

 inclining to green on the flanks; tail purplish black, slightly tipped with white, the white tipping being of 

 lesser extent than on the outer feathers. Size rather less than that of male. 



Total length of male 4 inches, bill s, wing 2^, tail If. 



Habitat. Citado, in Ecuador. 



The Plate represents two males and a female, of the natural size. 



