406 



BIRD?! OF BRITISH GUIANA. 



Petosophora (jermana. 

 Fig. 80. — To show the serrated bill and the cmarginated tail. 



275. Petasophora germana. 



Guiana Violet-Ear. 



Pefasopliora qrrmana Salviii & Godman, Ibis, 1884. p. 451 (TJoraima, 

 5000 to GOOO ft.); Salvin. Ibis, 1885, p. 434; Sharpe, in Gould's 

 Suppl. Troeh. pi. ii. 1887 ; Salvin, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvi. p. 108, 

 1892 ; Brabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 123. no. 1191, 1912. 



Trochilus anais Cab. in Sehomb. Reis. Guian. iii. p. 707, 1848. 



Adult male. Dark glittering green above and below ; flight- 

 quills brown ; tail-feathers inclining to blue with a dark subapical 

 band ; throat and ear-tu£ts bright purple ; middle of abdomen blue. 



Total length 138 mm., culmen 23, wing 80, tail 52. 



The description of the male is taken from an example collected 

 by Mr. McConnell at Mount Roraima in October 1898. 



Adult female. Similar to the adult male, but rather smaller. 

 AVing 77 mm. 



The description of the female is taken from one of the types in 

 tlie British Museum, collected by Whitely at Mount Roraima, 

 GOOO ft., on the 10th of August, 1883— Salvin-Godmau collection. 



Ureediin/seasou. Unknown. 



