Genera of Humming Birds. 389 



Type : T. pygmacus, Spix. 



Bill much longer than the head, slender, slightly curved, 

 and accutely pointed ; mandible flesh colour or red at base 

 for half its length, remainder black. Wings short, reaching 

 the end of second lateral rectrice. Outermost one the 

 shortest, the others gradually lengthening, median rectrice 

 not much longer than the last lateral. Nostrils exposed. 

 Sexes similar. 



Habitat. — Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, 

 Guiana, Brazil, Eucador, and Peru. 



528. Eremita PYGMAEA, Spix., Av. Bras., 1824, p. 78. 



Phaethornis rufigaster, Less., Colibris. 1831, p. 43. 



Trochilus davidianus, Less., Troch., 1832, p. 50. 



Trochilus brasiliensis, d'Orb and Lafr., Syn. Av., 1828, 

 t. ii., p. 32. 



Phaethornis davidianus, Gray, Gen. Birds, 1848, vol. i., 

 p. 108. 



Phaethornis eremita j Bon., Consp., Gen. Av., 1850, vol. i., 

 p. 68. 



Pygmornis davidianus, Bon., Rev., and Mag. Zool., 1854, 

 p. 250. 



Pygmornis rufiventris, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool., 1854, 

 p. 250. 



Pygmy Hermit, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. i., p. 41. 



Le Pygmornis pygfnée, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 vol. i., p. 106. 



r Hermite pygmée. 



Habitat. — Brazil, Guiana ? 



Male. — Upperside bronzy-brown, darker on head. Lower 

 parts of rump and uppertail-coverts deep bnfl. Tail bronzy- 

 brown tipped with buff. Chin white. Ear-coverts black. A 

 buff stripe over and behind the eye. Rest of underside deep 

 buff. In the middle of the lower part of breast a line, 

 or a black spot. Wings purplish-brown. Maxilla black. 

 Mandible flesh colour for half its length, rest black. 



Total length, 3iin. Wing, \\. Tail, if. Culmen, |. 

 Female. — Slightly paler in colouration. 



