AG YRTRIA COMPSA, Hetne.
Heine’s Emerald.

Agyrtria compsa, Heine, Journ. fiir Orn. 1863

1. p. 256 (1874).—Rlliot, Synopsis
Agyrtria mellisuga, Cab. & Hein. Mus. Hein.
Thaumatias compsa, Elliot, Ibis, 1878, p. 45.

p- 185.—Mulsant, Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouches,
of the Humming-Birds, p. 204 (1878).
Th. iii. p. 34 (1860).

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Tuts species is placed by Mr. Elliot in the white-breasted

a. Cl: section of the genus
from which it differs in its blue-black tail.

Agyrtria, close to A. neglecta,
The habitat is said to be Guiana, and the typical
never seen an example, we are obliged to translate
“Similar to A, drevirostris, but rather smalle

Specimen is in the Museum Heineanum.
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Heine’s original description —

r and with the bill longer ; above glittering golden green;
underneath white, varied with glittering spots of golden green ;

the sides of the breast and belly uniform
emerald-green ; the middle of the abdomen uniform white ;

the under tail-coverts glittering emerald-green ;
quills dusky; tail-feathers blue-black 3 Upper mandible dusky, the lower one brownish horn; feet dusky.”

As we have

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AGYRTRIA NEGLECTA.

Bar-tailed Emerald.

Ornismya bicolor, D’Orb. & Lafr. Syn. Av. ii. p. 30 (1838, nec Less. 1829).
Thaumatias neglectus, Elliot, Ibis, 1877, p. 140, 1878, p. 53.
Agyrtria neglecta, Elliot, Synopsis of the Humming-Birds, p. 205 (1878).

 

Very little is known of this Humming-bird, which is represented by two types in SO Museum,
procured by D’Orbigny at Yungas and Moxosin Bolivia. Mr. Elliot states that the types are in bad oe
but he believes that when perfect specimens are procured the species will be found to be the root ee u
of the whole genus. He further remarks that the species cannot be confounded with any of Ms ; a ye
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belongs to the section with the throat and upper part of the breast blue, but has the “ tail greenish
with a subterminal blackish bar.”
The following descriptions are given by Mr. Elliot (4. ¢.) :— tof eart Bae
“ Male. Top of head, nape, and mantle metallic green ; throat and upper part o ae
Back, rump, and upper tail-coverts light greenish

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blue, the white base of the feathers showing a Abdomen whitishe onder

1 - part of breast shining green.
bronze. Wings purplish. Flanks and lower part of breast sl gg (ee
Tail pale greenish bronze, with a

5 = ‘ areined with white. : es
coverts pale brown, margined Feet black. Total length 32 inches, wing 2,

lateral feathers. Maxilla black, the mandible flesh-colour.
tail 13, bill 2. : : at and underparts whitish,
“ onale Upper parts, sides of throat, and flanks shining green. Centre ee eee ae
: arts, 3 ateral feathers ; ae
spotted with light metallic green. Tail as in the male, the tips of the i a ie ae ON
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coverts white. Wings purple. Bill as in the male. Feet black. Total leng 2

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bill 2.” ve