SAPPHIRONIA LUMINOSA, Lawrence.

Lawrence’s Sapphironia.

Sapphironia luminosa, Lawr. Ann. New York Lyceum Nat. Hist. vii. p. 485 (1862).

Lepidopyga luminosa, Heine, Journ. fur Orn. 1863, p. 194.—Mulsant, Hist. Nat. Oiseaux-
Mouches, 1. p. 67 (1875).

Polytmus laminosus (lapsu), Gray, Hand-list of Birds, i. p. 131, no. 1675 (1869).

Cyanophaia luminosa, Elliot, Synopsis of the Humming-Birds, p. 239 (1878). |

 

ALTHOUGH agreeing with Mr. Elliot as to the generic title, Cyanophaa, which he employs for this species, we
have retained that of Sapphironia for it, as this generic name has been employed in the body of the work.

but we have not seen a specimen of the bird, nor apparently has
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The habitat is given as Colombia ;
Mr. Elliot, who reproduces Mr. Lawrence’s description, as given below.

and C. goudoti in having “ the underparts deep bluish green, and the under tail-coverts

C. ceruleigularis
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dark green edged with grey” (/ Elliot, Z. c. p. 238).
«Upper plumage glittering grass-green, inclining to golde
ant bluish green, the sides of the neck golden orange ;
n like the rump, the next feather bronzed on
ly edged with bluish

n on the rump, the crown not so bright and of a

very deep green; entire under surface of a very brilli
tail forked and of a rich steel-blue, the two middle feathers gree
under tail-coverts deep green, very narrow
dible black, the under one yellowish, with the

tail 3.” (Lawrence.)

the outer web at the end; wings dull purple;
white ; thighs clothed with ereyish-white feathers ;
end black ; feet and claws black. Length 3% inches,

upper man
wing 14, bill 6,

[R. B. S.J