TIMOLIA LERCHL, mus. & ver.

Lerch’s Sapphire.

Thalurania lerchi, Muls. & Verr. Ann. Soe. Linn. Lyon, 1868.—Salvin & Elliot, Ibis, 1873
p- 360.—Elhot, Ibis, 1874, p. 264.

Timolia lerchi, Mulsant, Cat. Oiseaux-Mouches, p. 23 (1875).—Elliot, Synopsis of the
Humming-Birds, p. 232 (1878). |

Eucephala lerchi, Mulsant, Hist. Nat. Oiseaux-Mouches, iv. p. 191 (1877).

 

Mr. Exx107, in his ‘ Synopsis,’ places the genus Zmolia between the genera Eucephala and Juliamya. He
states that it is nearly allied to the former of these genera and gives the following characters :—* Bill longer
than the head, curved; feathers of forehead projecting on to the culmen; nostrils hidden. Tail forked.
Tarsi clothed.” At the time he wrote, the type specimen was unique in bis own collection ; but we have been
Salvin and Godman, to examine a second example of this rare

enabled, through the kindness of Messrs.
This specimen agrees with Mr. Elliot’s description, which

Humming-bird, which is now in their possession.
is as follows :—

“Fore part of head and a spot on the chin shining deep blue.
Entire underparts grass-green.
Maxilla black, mandible flesh-colour, tip black.

Upper parts dark grass-green, passing into
reddish bronze on the upper tail-coverts. Under tail-coverts olive-green.
Wings purplish brown. Tail steel-black. Total length 43
inches, wing 22, tail 18, culmen eee

The typical specimen is said by Mr. that in the Salvin and

Elliot to have come from Colombia ;

Godman collection is supposed to be from Brazil.
These figures have been drawn from

The Plate represents a male bird in two positions, of the size of life.
the specimen in the collection of Messrs. Salvin and Godman, the female being as yet unknown.

[R. B. S.J

 

  
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
  
 
   
   
  
       

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