84 Genera of Humming Birds. 



1 15. AuGASTES LUMACHELLUS, Less., Rev. ZooL, 1838, p. 315. 



Trochilus lumachellus, Bourc, Rev. ZooL, 1846, p. 313. 



Hylocharis lumachellus, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. 114. 



Lamprurus lumachellus, Reich., Aufz. der Col., 1853, P- 12 



Hooded Vizor-bearer, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 221 



L'Au^aste hunachelle , Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 

 t. iii., p. 148. 



Habitat. — Bahia (Brazil). 



Male. — Forehead and throat metallic pale golden-green, 

 bounded beneath by a narrow line of greenish-blue. Forming 

 a point on the throat, a patch of metallic ruby and topaz. 

 Head, ear-coverts, and band round the throat velvety-black. 

 A small white spot behind the eye. Upperside bronzy-green. 

 A narrow white band crossing the breast. Underside golden. 

 Undertail-coverts shining reddish-orange, slightly edged with 

 gray. Tail metallic bronze-red, beneath very brilliant red. 

 Wings purplish-brown, with bronzy reflections. Bill and feet 

 black. 



Total length, 3^in. Wing, 2\. Tail, i^. Culmen, \^. 



Female. — Upperside shining bronze-green, greenish on 

 forehead. Ear-coverts and sides of throat brownish black. 

 Throat and rest of underside as male, but less brilliant. 

 Outermost rectrices tipped with gray. 



It is a very rare species. 



Genus XLI. Phlogophilus, Gould, P.Z.S., i860, p. 310. 



Type : P. hemileucurus, Gould. 



Bill straight, long, and acutely pointed. Wings ample and 

 rather rounded. Tarsi long and bare. Tail long. Rectrices 

 narrow and rounded. Hind toe and nail shorter than middle 

 toe and nail. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



116. Phlogophilus hemileucurus, Gould, P.Z.S., i860, 



p. 310. 



Elvira hemileucura , Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, t. i, 

 p. 264. 



Pied-tailed Humming-bird, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v.^ 

 p. 360. 



