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PHLOGOPHILUS HEMILEUCURUS, Gow.

Pied-tailed Humming-Bird.

Phlogophilus hemileucurus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc., part xxvii. p. 310

 

Besipes the birds which I have described and figured in the present monograph, I have in my collection
several which are either in a state of immaturity or in such a mutilated condition that I have not ventured
to write or figure from such imperfect materials. I cannot, however, refrain from giving a figure of one
which, although I am certain it is immature, exhibits so many distinctive characters that I have been
induced to make it the type of a new genus. The only specimen I have seen has been kindly placed
at my disposal by M. Bourcier, who, I believe, received it from the banks of the Napo. It differs so
widely from every other known Humming-Bird that I really am unable to determine to which genus it is
most nearly allied, its lengthened tarsi and singularly coloured tail rendering it quite distinct from every
other member of the entire family ; most probably it will be allied to the Adelomye.
I look impatiently for more specimens of this bird, and am especially desirous of seeing the adult.

Crown of the head brownish green ; back of the neck, upper surface, two middle tail-feathers, and the flanks
grass-green ; sides of the face and ear-coverts greenish brown ; centre of the throat, chest, middle of the
abdomen, and under tail-coverts white ; tail rounded; the four lateral ae on each side mynite, with an
oblique band of black or blackish. purple occupying the centre of each, this aoe of black extending along

: feathers to the tip, so that the inner web only is white; not so on the next,

the margin of the two oute
: per mandible black ; under mandible flesh-colour ;

which is terminated with a large spot or tip of white ; up
feet yellow.
Total length 3+ inches; bill 2; wing 255 tail 1.

. ; “re, The nlant is the Paphinia cristata.
The figures are of the size of life. The plant is the Paphin