AMAZILIA LUCIDA, eiuol 



Elliot's Amazili. 



Amazilia lucida, EUiot, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xx. p. 404 (1877).— Id. Synopsis of 



the Humming-Birds, p. 223 (1878). 

 Amazilis lucidus, Eudes-Deslongchamps, Ann. Mus. d'tlist. Nat. de Caen, i. p. 408 (1880). 



Mr. Elliot described the type of the species, which was said to be from Colombia, in the following 

 words : — 



" This seems to be a very distinct species, belonging to that section of the Ainazilics to which Cabanis 

 gave the generic term of PyrropJmna, and a|)pcirently comes nearest to the species generally known as 

 P. deviUei, Boiirc, but differs from it, and, indeed, from every other member of the genus AmazUia, by the 

 coloration of the tail and its coverts. The crown resembles somewhat that of the bird called by Mr. Gould 

 Erythronota felkicB ; but there is no further resemblance between them save that, as with several others of 

 these closely allied birds, the underparts are shining green. 



" Adult. Crown of head dark metallic grass-green ; upper surface shining grass-green, lighter than the 

 head. Upper tail-coverts golden bronze. Throat, breast, abdomen, and flanks metallic grass-green ; a 

 light mouse-coloured spot on the lower i>art of the abdomen. Thighs white, feathers fluffy. Under 

 tail-coverts dark bronzy brown, edged with white. Wings dark purple. Tail reddish bronze, darkest on 

 the centre portion of the feathers along the shafts, with the tips of the lateral rectrices bluish black, their 

 edges reddish bronze. This bluish-black colour almost resolves itself into a subterminal bar, and is 

 especially conspicuous on the underside of the tail. Bill apparently brownish red, perhaps flesh-colour in 

 life, with a dark tip. Total length 3i inches, wing 2i tail U, culmen f." 



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AMAZILIA WARSZEWICZI 



Warszewicz's Amazili. 



Hemithylaca ivarszetviczi, Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. Th. iii. p. 38 (1860). 



Saiicerottia ivarszeiviczi, Gould, Intr. Trocliil. 8vo, p. 163 (1861). — Selater & Salvin, 



NomencL Av. Neotr. p. 92 (1873). — Eudes-Deslongchamps, Ann. Mus. d'Hist. 



Nat. de Caen, i. p. 423 (1880). 

 Polytmus imrszewiczi, Gray, Hand-list of Birds, i. p. 131, no. 1671 (1869). 

 Ariana loarszewiczi, Mulsant, Hist. Nat. Oiseaux-Mouches, i. p. 327 (1874). 

 Amazilia ivarszeiviczi, Elliot, Synopsis of the Humming-Birds, p. 225 (1878). 



As AmazUia sopMce differs from A. saiicerottn iti the richer blue colouring of its upper and under tail-coverts 

 and tail, so does this species differ from A. sophm in having the tail and its coverts both above and beneath 

 of a still richer violet-blue. It is also of a smaller size; and the green of its under surface is different 

 from that of both, being purer and deeper. The examples in the Gould collection were obtained by 

 M. Warszewicz on the banks of the Magdalena, 



Mr. Elliot places the species in close proxinjity to A, sophice^ from which it is said to differ in having the 

 rump "green like the back," instead of'' bronzy purple." 



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