Genera of Humming Birds. 155 



222. Agyrtria VERSICOLOR, Nordm., Erm., Reise, 1835, pi. 1. 



Hylocharis -versicolor , Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i,p. 108. 



Agyrtria versicolor, Reich., Aufz. der Col., 1853, P- I0 - 



Thaumatias versicolor, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool., 1854, 



P- 255- 



Thaumatias affinis, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v., p. 299. 



Agyrtria affinis, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein., i860, t. iii., 

 P- 33- 



Allied Emerald, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. 5, p. 299. 



Le Thaumatias tout vert. 



Habitat. — Brazil. 



Male — Upperside bronzy-green. Median rectrices bronze, 

 lateral pale olive-bronze with the subterminal bar pale brown. 

 Throat, sides of neck, and breast glittering metallic green, 

 showing the white base of feathers. Flanks and abdomen 

 shining bronzy-green. Undertail-coverts olive-bronze, mar- 

 gined with white. Wings purplish-black. Maxilla black. 

 Mandible flesh colour, with black tip. 



Total length, 3iin. Wing, 2. Tail, if. Culmen, \^. 



Female. — Coloured like the male, but less bright on sides of 

 neck, with the centre of throat, breast and abdomen, white. 

 Lateral rectrices margined with gray. 



223. Agyrtria Candida, Bourc. and Muls., Ann. Soc. Agri., 



Lyon, 1846. t. ix., p. 326. 



Ornysmya senex, Less., Rev. Zool., 1838, p. 315. 

 Polytmus candidus, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. 1, p. 108. 

 Thaumatias candidus, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, vol. i., 



P . 78. 



Agyrtria margaritaceus, Reich., Troch. Enum., 1855, p. 7. 



Leucolia Candida, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, t. i., 

 P 233. 



White breasted Emerald, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v. 

 p. 292. 



le Candide, 



Habitat. — Mexico to Nicaragua. 



Male. — Upperside bronze, greenish on back. Tail bronze, 

 with a reddish tinge at tips, lateral with a brownish-black 

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