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THE HUMMING BIRD. 



[March i, 1891 



Phaethornis whitelyi, n.sp. 



Male. — Upper surface bronze green, with yellow 

 reflections ; central rectrices of same colour to about 

 two'thirds of its length ; then white ; wings, purple ; the 

 entire under surface, rufous grey ; tail, bronze-green, 

 slightly tipped and edged with rufous grey ; bill, black ; 

 lower mandible, flesh colour, with black tip. 

 j^Total length, 5! inches ; wing, 2\ ; tail, 2J ; oil- 

 men, i|. 



Habitat, Roraima, B. Guiana. 



This species is closely allied to P. bourcieri ; but it 

 is easily distinguishable from that species by the colour 

 of the back and also by the colour of the under sur- 

 face, which is white in P. bourcieri. 



I have two specimens sent to me by Mr. Whitely 

 as P. bourcieri. 



I have great pleasure in dedicating this new species 

 to Mr. Whitely, junior, its discoverer. 



Aphantochroa alexandri, n.sp. 



Upper surface, dark green, more brilliant on the 

 rump ; forehead, shiny metallic-green ; upper tail 

 coverts, metallic green ; central rectrices, bronze-green ; 

 under surface, shining green with golden reflections, 

 especially on the flanks ; middle of the abdomen, dirty 

 white ; under tail coverts, bronze green, edged with 

 buff; wings, purple-brown; tail, purple, tipped with 

 buff; bill, black ; under mandible, flesh-colour, 

 with black tip ; spot under and above eye, pale buff. 



Total length, 4 inches ; wing, 2.\; bill, 1 ; tail. \\. 



Habitat : Demarara, B. Guinea. 



I have dedicated this species to Mr. Alexander, of 

 New York, who dtscovered it in 1878, 

 Florisuga sallei, n.sp. 



Head and neck, dark shiny green, passing to bronze 

 on nape of neck ; white band on neck ; rest of upper 

 part, including tail-coverts, golden-bronze ; central 

 rectrices, white, with large spot bronzy green at tip 

 and narrow external margin of same colour ; chin and 

 breast of metallic-green, with blue reflections ; sides of 

 flanks and part of abdomen golden bronze ; rest of 

 under parts, including tail-coverts, pure white ; tail 

 white, with purple tip, very slightly marked ; wings, 

 purple-black ; bill, black. 



Trtal length, 4^ inches ; wing, 2 \ ; bill, 1 ; tail, 1 J. 



Collected by me in South Mexico. 



I hane a great pleasure in dedicating this beautiful 

 species, the second known of the Genus, to my inti- 

 mate friend, Mr. Auguste Salle, the well-known 

 Mexican explorer. 



EUSTEPHANUS BURTONI, N.SP. 



Entire head magnificent metallic gold ; upper sur- 

 face, including wing coverts, dark green ; tail, bronze- 

 green ; under surface, white spotted green ; flanks, dark- 

 green, as back; under tail-coverts, white, edged with buff. 



Total length, 4^ inches ; wing. 2 \ ; tail, if ; bill, f. 



Habitat : Chili." 



This species is very much allied to E. galeritus, 

 but easily distinguishable by the splendid golden 

 colour of the head and the general colour ot the upper 

 surface and flanks, which are bronzy-green in E. 

 galeritus and dark green in E. burtoni. 



I dedicate this magnificent new species, the fourth 

 of the Genus, to Mr. Walter Burton, of London, who 

 had the kindness to dispose of it in my favour. 

 Zo, be contirmeds 



SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 



Notes on the Genus Pharomacrus or 

 Resplendent Trogon. 



By A. Boucard. 

 {Continued from page 7.) 



Pharomacrus Mocina, Var costaricensis. Boucard. 



Female.- — As the preceding species, but a trifle 

 smaller in general size. 



Pharomacrus antlsianus d'Orbigny, Mag zool, 1837. 



Capite viridi, semi cri 'stato ; rectricibus tribus exter/u's 

 utrinque albis. 



Male. — Head, throat, chest, all the upper surface 

 of the body, wing and tail coverts, deep bronzy 

 green, the green hue prevailing on the lower part of 

 the back : wings, black ; under surface of the body 

 and under tail-coverts, deep blood-red ; thighs blaek 

 four centre tail feathers black ; the three outer ones 

 black at the base and white for the remainder of their 

 length with black shafts ; bill, bright yellow. 



Total length, 13 \ inches; bill, 1; wings, 7^; 

 tail, 7£. 



Female, — -Head and chest brown, the latter marked 

 with green ; wing-coverts and back, reddish green ; 

 upper tail coverts, golden green ; wings, black ; 

 primaries, brownish black, margined with buff_, 

 lower part of the abdomen and under tail coverts, 

 light blood-red ; tail, black ; the three outer feathers 

 on each side toothed on their outer webs and nar- 

 rowly tipped with greyish-white. 



Trogon antisianus d'Orb, 1837. 

 ,, antisiensis d'Orb. 



Calurus pulchellus Gould. 

 ,, peruvianus Gould. 

 ,, antisianus, Gray and Mitch. 

 ,, pulchellus Ponap. 



Habitat, Peru to Columbia. 



Pharomacrus fulgidus. Gould, Trog., pi., 24. 

 Shining Train Bearer. 



Mas. — Capite aureo-viridi ; rectricibus tribus ex- 

 ternis utrinque ad basin nigris per partem apicalem 

 dimidiam albis. 



Male. — Face and head, golden bronze ; chest, 

 wing-coverts, upper surface of body and upper tail 

 coverts, deep golden green ; wings, jet black ; tail, 

 black ; the apical portion of the three outer feathers 

 on each side, white, with black shafts ; under surface 

 very deep blood-red ; thighs, black ; bill, rich yellow. 



Female. — Head, dark brown ; chest, brown, washed 

 with green on its upper portion ; wing-coverts and 

 back, reddish or bronzy-green ; upper tail coverts, 

 golden green ; wings, black ; primaries, blackish 

 brown, margined with buff; lower part of the abdomen 

 and under tail coverts, light blood-red ; tail, black ; 

 the three lateral feathers on each side toothed on 

 their external webs a.nd narrowly tipped with greyish 

 white. 



