202 Genera of Humming Birds. 



and is especially conspicuous on the underside of the taiL 

 Bill brownish red, flesh colour in life, tip blackish. 



Total length, 3^in. Wing, 2J-. Tail, i^. Culmen, f. 

 " Elliot's Synopsis Hum. Birds, p. 223." 



Type in Elliot's Museum, now in the Museum of Natural 

 History, New York. 



290. Amazilia edwardi, Delatt. and Bourc, Rev. Zool. r 



1846, p. 308. 



Poly t mus edwardsi, Gray, Gen. Birds, 1844-49, v °l- h P- I0 9- 



Saucerottia edwardsi, Reich., Aufz. der Col., 1853, p. 8. 



Thaumantias edward, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool., 1854,. 

 P- 255- 



Erythronota edwardi, Lawr., Ann. Lye. N. York, t. vii. r 

 p. 292. 



Wilson's Erythronota, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. v., p. 318. 



Le Leucodore d'Edouard, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874,, 

 t. i., p. 312. 



Habitat. — Panama, Veragua. 



Male. — Top of head shining green, bronzy on neck. Back 

 bronzy-green passing to shining reddish-bronze on rump and 

 uppertail coverts. Tail bronzy-purple. Throat, breast, and 

 flanks metallic grass -green passing to golden on flanks. 

 Abdomen pure white. A tuft of w r hite feathers on sides of 

 flanks. Thighs white. Undertail-coverts pale rufous bordered 

 with grayish-white. Wings purple. Maxilla black. Mandible 

 flesh colour with black tip. 



Total length, 3|in. Wing, 2\. Tail, if. Culmen, j-. 



This fine species was discovered in Panama, by Delattre. 

 He and Bourcier described and dedicated it to Mr. Edward 

 Wilson, of Lydstip, near Tenby. Mr. Wilson made a very 

 fine Ornithological collection during his life, and was a liberal 

 patron of science. 



291. Amazilia niveiventris, Gould, P.Z.S., 1850, p. 164. 



Saucerottia niveiventer, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., 1853, P- 8". 



Chlorestes niveiventris, Reich., Troch. Enum., 1855, p. 4. 



Thaumantias niveiventer, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool., 1854, 

 P- 255- 



