AMAZILIA LUCIDA, Eliot.
Elliot’s Amazili.

Amaziha lucida, Elliot, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist,

4) xx. p. 40. pr
the Humming-Birds, p: 223 (1878) (4) xx. p. 404 (1877)

.—Id. Synopsis of

ce rucilis, Eudes-Deslongchamps, Ann. Mus. d’Hist. Nat. de Caen, i. p. 408 (1880)

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Mr. Extior described the type of the species, which was said to be from Colombia, in the following
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words :— ;

“This seems to be a very distinct species, belonging to that section of the Amaz

gave the generic term of Pyrrophena, and apparently comes nearest to the

P. deville, Bourc., but differs from it, and, indeed,

we to which Cabanis
species generally known as
from every other member of the genus Amazilia, by the
The crown resembles somewhat that of the bird called by Mr. Could
Erythronota felicie ; but there is no further resemblance between them save that
these closely allied birds, the underparts are shining green.

coloration of the tail and its coverts.
, as with several others of
*« ddult. Crown of head dark metallic grass-green ; upper surface shining grass-green, lighter than the
Throat, breast, abdomen, and flanks metallic grass-green; a
light mouse-coloured spot on the lower part of the abdomen. Thighs white, feathers fluffy. Under
tail-coverts dark bronzy brown, edged with white. Wings dark purple. Tail reddish bronze, darkest on
the centre portion of the feathers along the shafts, with the tips of the lateral rectrices bluish black, their
edges reddish bronze. This bluish-black colour almost resolves itself into a subterminal bar, and! is
especially conspicuous on the underside of the tail. Bill apparently brownish red, perhaps flesh-colour in
life, with a dark tip. Total length 32 inches, wing 23, tail 14, culmen 2,”

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head. Upper tail-coverts golden bronze.

[R. B. S.J

AMAZILIA WARSZEWICZL

Warszewicz’s Amazili.

Hemithylaca warszewiczi, Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. Th. ui. p. 38 (USD), ;
Saucerottia warszewiczi, Gould, Intr. Trochil. 8vo, p. 163 (1861).—Sclater & Salvin,

Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 92 (1873).—Eudes-Deslongchamps, Ann. Mus. d Hist.

Nat. de Caen, 1. p. 423 (1880). oF
Polytmus warszewiczi, Gray, Hand-list of Birds, i. p. 181, nO, le ee
lsant, Hist. Nat. Oiseaux-Mouches, 1. p. 327 (1874).
25 (1878).

Ariana warszewiczi, Mu ' ce ;
Amazilia warszewiczi, Elliot, Synopsis of the Humming Birds, p. +

1 imc or tail-coverts
in icher 6 “no of its upper and under tai
As Amazilia sophie differs from A. saucerotti in the richer blue colouring PI
ffer from A. sophie in having the tail anc o 2
ler size; and the green of its under ae
s in the Gould collection were obtained by

Lits coverts both above and beneath
| ae surface is different
of a still richer violet-blue. It is also of a sm
from that of both, being purer and deeper.
M. Warszewicz on the banks of the Magdalena.
Mr. Elliot places the species in close proximity to :
rump “green like the back,” instead of ‘‘ bronzy purple.

The example

4, sophia from which it is said to differ in having the
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