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Gouldia, Popelairia, Gouldomyia and Prymnacantha are all gene ernment ce
‘alled by the trivial name of Thorn-tail. Of these, Bonaparte's name 2 - a a ae oe ee en
- by me in the body of this work ; but as the first species, @. Popelairi, di es ae a cone = a
ae and elegant crest terminating in two hair-like feathers, I propose to adopt M. hat eae

ame f 7 wacan I 5S 5 168s, @ t Ll t ers.

146. PRYMNACANTHA PoPELAIREI.
1 : : : ; : Vol. III. Pl. 197.
Gouldia Popelairi : : , ; : 97
Popelairia tricholopha, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 9.

Habitat. New Granada.
Genus Goutpia, Bonap.

147. Goutp1a Lanesporrrt : , ¢ . . . : : : Vol. IIT. Pl. 128,

: Ce
Habitat. Brazil; and I have a single specimen from the Rio Napo.

148. Goutpia ConverRsI_. . . . ; , : : : ; ; i ‘ Vol. IIT. Pl. 129.

Habitat. From Bogota along the Andes to Popayan; and Ecuador, from which latter country I have a single
specimen.

149. Goutpia La&rititz : : i ; : ; E : . - : : : Vol. TIT Bl 130)

Habitat. Bolivia.

Genus Trocuixus, Linn.

The members of this genus as now restricted are only two in number—T. Colubris and T. Alexandria. Both

these birds are of moderate size and of elegant proportions. The males are decorated with richly-coloured gorgets,

while the females are clothed in a sombre livery.

150. TrRocuritus Coxusris, Linn. : : : : Vol. TUT. Pleisie
Cynanthus colubris, Jard. Nat. Lib. Humming-Birds, vol. ii. p. 143.

Habitat. The eastern part of North America in summer; Mexico and Guatemala in winter, at which season it
is also occasionally found in Cuba, and sometimes in Bermuda.

I have observed that specimens from Guatemal

a are smaller and lighter-coloured than those obtained in North
America. In all prob

ability these constitute a race which does not migrate so far north

as the United States. It
is probable, also, that the birds frequenting the |

atter country do not go further south than Mexico.

“This species,” say Messrs. Sclater and Salvin, ‘‘ would appear to be abundant in the winter months in

Guatemala, as numerous examples were obtained by Mr. Skinner.

It occurs at Acatenango, a village on the
southern slope of the great Cordiller

a, showing that it chooses for its w

inter retreat the moderate climate afforded
by the region lying between the elevations of 3000

and 4000 feet.”—Jbis, vol. i. 1859, p. 129.

151. Trocuinus ALEXANDRI, Bource. et Muls.

Vol UE, Bimae
Trochilus Cassini, Bonap. MSS.

Suecicus, in Mus. Gotzian. Dresden.

Selasphorus Alexandri, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 10.

Habitat. Northern Mexico and California.

Found by Dr. Heermann at Sacr
the United States.

amento city, within the limits of

Genus M ELLISUGA, Briss.

This genus contains but a single species

, unless the very minute Hum
should prove to be really distinct.

The membe
as the very smallest of the Trochilide.

ming-Bird in the Loddigesian Collection
r or members of the genus,

as the case may be, must be regarded
Both sexes

are destitute of luminous colouring.

152. MeLuiscua minima

Vol. ILL. PI, 133:

Trochilus pygmeus, Swains. Birds of Br

azil, pl. 78.
Habitat. Jamaica and St. Domingo.