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CHLO ROSTILBON ALICIA,

Alice’s Kmerald.

Trochilus Alice, Boure. et Muls. Rey. Zool. 1848, Dp: 2/4 ==Craw and Mitch. Gen of Birds
Wl 314 App. p. 80a, App. to p. 103 |

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Smaragdites Alice.

Chlorostilbon al,

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cid, Bonap. Rey. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 255.

 

THE Chlorostilbon Alicie iS a pretty |

ttle species, inhabiting the C
collections sent from Bogo

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of the genus by its greenish-bro

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araccas and the high lands of Columbia ;
It is easily distinguished from every other member
nzy hue and the shortness of its tail-feathers ; it is also conspicuous for the
rich glittering golden green of the crown, throat, breast, and under surface of the body ; both the upper
and under surfaces of the tail. too, are bronze, with an intermingling of purple.

The sexes offer a more marked difference than usual, the female being entirely destitute of the glittering
ace ; besides which, she has a larger tail, the three outer feathers of which

are black in the centre, with grey tips. We have striking proofs that the bird so marked is the true female

green feathers of the under surf

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of this species ; for the young males, at a certain age, are dressed in a particoloured plumage, portions of

which are seen in both sexes. | have

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ne young male in which the breast is grey, like that of the female,
except that it is here and there spangled with golden green; in this example the three outer tail-feathers
are tipped with grey, but the centre ones are green, and not black, as in the female; the female, too, is a
somewhat larger bird, and has a longer bill than the male.

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Phe male has the crown of the head and breast rich shining green; all the upper surface, ae . : :
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upper tail-coverts, abdomen, and under tail-coverts rich bronzy green ; wings purplish brown ; tail,
: : aaa : emlahiomeeniicn ts ack : rk brown.
the upper and the under surface, shining dark purplish green ; bill black ; feet dark bro ie
=o es sae rreyish white, speckled or spangled with rich
{ young male in my collection is bronzy green above, and greyish white, speckled or spang a
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shining green, beneath ; wings purplish brown ; centre tail-feathers green ; lateral feathers green < ase,
then bluish black, and tipped with white; under tail-coverts buffy grey. i ee
mm : : ek a ‘face bronzy ereen. passing: into pure green on the upper tail-coverts ;
he female has the upper surface bronzy g >] g he} chen LISeaa
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surface greyish white ; central tail-feathers green; the lateral feathers green at the base, :
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lastly tipped with grey, which increases in extent as the feathers recede ‘
aeuy Upped with grey, ize of life. The plant is the Barkeria elegans.
The Plate represents two males and a female of the size of life. I

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