Genera of H uni mi ng Birds. 87 



Ranore. — Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and 

 Argentine Republic. 



Type: Lesbia, Less, Int. Gen. et Syn. des Ois. du Genre 



Trochilus, 1832, p. 17. 



Genus XLIII. Zodalia, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 



1876, t. iii., p. 281. 

 Type : Zodalia ortoni, Lawrence. 



Bill straight, shorter than the head. Tail long, deeply- 

 forked, feathers broad throughout their length. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



^iig. Zodalia ortoni, Lawr., Ann. N.Y. Lye. Nat. Hist., 



1869, Vol. ix., p. 269. 



Quito Purpleback, Gould, Mon. Troch., Suppl., p. 54. 



La Zodalie d'Orton, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 

 t. iii., p. 282. 



Habitat. — Quito (Ecuador.) 



Male. — Entire upper plumage and wing coverts of a rich 

 glossy purple, the concealed bases of the feathers are green. 

 Uppertail-coverts similar in colour to the back, but marked 

 centrally between the purple and green v/ith crimson. Tail 

 brownish-black except the two central ones which are green ; 

 the ends of the eight middle tail feathers are largely marked 

 with a deep vinous bronzy-crimson, most in extent on the 

 short central feathers, the long outer feather on each side 

 ends with obscure bronzy-green ; the outer edge of lateral 

 feather is buff for three-quarters of its length from base, this 

 colour occupying only about one third of the web. The 

 undersurface of the tail is steel-blue, bronzy at the ends of 

 the feathers ; the shafts of the two long lateral feathers are 

 whitish at base for about half their lenorth. Winors brownish- 

 purple. Throat brilliant metallic pale green. Sides of neck, 

 breast, upper part of abdomen and flanks shining green, lower 

 part of abdomen ashy-buff. Bill and feet black. 



Total length, 5Îin. Wing, 2\. Tail, 3^%. Bill, \. 



Female. — Unknown. 



This species was discovered bv the well-known collector, 

 Orton, and it was dedicated to him by Mr. Lawrence. The 

 above description was taken from the Annal's New York 

 Lyceum of Natural Historv. 



