378 Genera of Humming Birds. 



Male. — Very closely allied to the precedinpr species, from 

 which it is only to be distinguished by the darker colour of 

 the underside, the gular stripe and the tips of rectrices, which 

 are deep bufï. 



I discovered this species in Panama, in January, 1877. I 

 have also some specimens collected at Agua Dulce, V'eragua. 



512. Phaethornis CONSOBRINUS, Bourcier, M.S., Reich., 



Aufz. der Colib., 1853. 



Phaethornis ynoorei, Lawr., Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., N.Y., 

 vol. iv., p. 25g. 



Columbian Hermit. 



le Phaethornis de Colombie. 



Habitat. — Colombia, Ecuador. 



Male. — Upperside bronzy-^reen, darker on the head, the 

 undertail-coverts margined with rufous. Tail bronze at base, 

 then brownish-black with white tips. Gular strike, one from 

 the maxilla o^oino; under the ear-coverts and line behind the 

 eye pale rufous. Ear-coverts brownish-black. Underside 

 grayish-brown with bronzy tinge passing to pale rufous on 

 the abdomen. Undertail-coverts grayish-white. Maxilla 

 black. Mandible flesh colour with black tip. 



Total length, 5|in. Wing, 2.V. Tail, 3. Culmen, \\\. 



Female. — Like the male but sliijhtlv smaller. 



513. Ph.aethORNIS GUI.WEXSIS, Boucard, H. Bird, 189 1, vol. i., 



p. 17. 



Guiana Hermit. 



Le Phaethornis de la Guyane. 



Habitat. — Guiana and Trinidad. 



Male. — Upper surface golden with purple reflections. These 

 purple reflections exist only in the type of the species, others 

 which I have received since are golden, then bordered with 

 black, and with rufous edges. Wings purple. Tail bronze at 

 base, then purplish-black, edged with white ; the lateral 

 rectrices are very pointed. Median rectrices bronze at base, 

 then black, passing to brown and tipped with white or pale 

 rufous. Gular strike, one from the maxilla going under the 

 ear-coverts, line behind the eye, breast and abdomen pale bufï, 



