324 Genera of Hufnmin^ Birds. 



443. HVPUROPTILA MELANORRHOA, Salv., P.Z.S., 1864, 



P- 585- 

 Chalybiira carrnioliy Lawr., Proceed. Acad., Nat. Scien., 

 Philad. 1865, p. 39. 



Lampornis vtelanorrhoa, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 t. i., p. 174. 



Black-vented Pliimeteer, Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl., 1886, 

 p. 14. 



le Chalybîire à région anale noire. 



Habitat. — Costa Rica, Veragua. 



Maie. — Upperside shining green, bronzy on neck and rump, 

 Uppertail-coverts and lower part of rump purplish-bronze. 

 Tail bronzy-purple. Underside dark shining grass-green, 

 Undert ail-coverts purplish-bronze. Wings purplish-brown. 

 Maxilla black. Mandible flesh colour with black tip. 



Total length, 4|in. Wing, 2|-. Tail, 2. Culmen, \. 



This is a very rare species. I have only one male from 

 Costa Rica. 



444. HVPUROPTILA ISAURAE, Gould, P.Z.S., i86i, p. igg. 



Lampornis isaiirae, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 t i., p. 174. 



I saur e' s Plumeteer. 



le Clialybure d' /satire. 



Habitat. — Veragua, Costa Rica. 



Male. — Head greenish-bronze with purple reflections. 

 Back shining green passing to purple on lower part of rump 

 and uppertail-coverts. Tail dark bronze with purplish re- 

 flections. Throat, breast, and upper part of abdomen dark 

 metallic bluish-green. Lower part of abdomen, and flanks 

 dark gray washed with green. Undertail-coverts white. 

 Wings purple. Maxilla black. Mandible flesh colour with 

 black tip. 



Total length, 4|in. Wing, 2f. Tail, 2. Culmen, i. 



Female. Upperside shining green. Rump and tail shining 

 bronze. Underside ashy. \'ent white. Outermost and two- 

 of the lateral rectrices tipped with white. Wings bro^vn. 

 Maxilla black. Mandible fiesh colour with black tip. 



This is a rare species. It was dedicated by Gould to Mrs, 



