Thalurania furcata, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p . 7.
Coeligena furcata, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 3, pi. 682. figs. 4498-99.
Trochilus furcatus, Bunn. Th. Bras. tom. ii. p. 335.
Habitat. Cayenne and Guiana.
117. T h a l u r a n ia f u r c a t o id e s , Gould.
Thalurania furcatoides, Gould, in text to T. furcata.
Habitat. Para and the lower part o f the Amazon.
This bird is very like T. furcata, but is o f smaller size, has a much less-forked tail, and the breast ultramarine-
blue instead o f purplish-blue. I have at this moment seven specimens before me, all o f which are alike, and readily
distinguishable from the Cayenne bird.
118. T h a l u r a n ia f o r f ic a t a , Cab.
Thalurania forficata, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 24.
Habitat. Supposed to be the neighbourhood o f Para.
Through the kindness o f Dr. Peters, the Director o f the Royal Museum o f Berlin, I have had their specimen of
T. forficata sent to me for comparison. I t is certainly distinct from any o f the species contained in the collections
o f this country: in size it is nearly the same as T. fu rca ta; but its bill is rather shorter, its tail longer, more deeply
forked, and o f a purplish-black colour instead o f steely-black: it differs from that bird also in having the blue
colouring more extended down the back, approaching to that o f T. Watertoni; the green o f the throat is circumscribed
and truncate below, as in T. fu rca ta ; and the crown o f the head is black, but near the centre is a single
small blue feather: I think it likely that this is accidental, as the bird appears to b e folly a d ult: the under tail-
coverts are black.
119. T h a l u r a n ia r e f u l g e n s , G o u l d ....................................................................................................................S I fH
Habitat. Unknown; supposed to be Venezuela.
120. T h a l u r a n ia T s c h u d i i , G o u l d .......................................................................................................... Vol. II. PI. 103.
Trochilus furcatus, Tschudi.
Habitat. Ucayali and the eastern part o f Ecuador.
121. T h a l u r a n ia n ig r o f a s c ia t a , G o u l d ..........................................................................................................Vol. II. PI. 104.
Habitat. Upper Amazon and Rio Napo.
122. T h a l u r a n ia v e n u s t a , G o u l d Vol. II. PI. 105.
Coeligena venusta, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 3, pi. 683. figs. 4504-5.
puella, Reichenb. ib. p. 3.
Habitat. Chiriqui in Costa Rica.
123. T h a l u r a n ia Co l u m b ic a . . • • • . Vol. II. PI. 106.
Thalurania columbica, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 24.
Habitat. The hilly parts o f N ew Granada.
124. T h a l u r a n ia v e r t ic e p s , G o u ld Vol. II. PI. 107.
Chlorestes verticeps, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 4, pi. 705. fig. 4590.
Habitat. Ecuador.
1 2 5 . T h a l u r a n ia F a n n l e .
Coeligena Fanny, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 3, pi. 683. figs. 4502-3.
Thalurania Fanny, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 254 ; Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 23.
Habitat. The Andes o f Quindios.
I have a specimen of this bird, collected by Warszewicz on the Cordillera o f Quindios, which is precisely the
same as the type specimen o f the T. Fannyi o f MM. Bourcier and Delattre. It differs from my T. verticeps in being
considerably smaller and in having the abdomen purple-blue in lieu o f cold prussian-blue.
126. T h a l u r a n ia E r i p h y l e . . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. II. PI. 108.
Coeligena Eryphile, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 3, pi. 582. figs. 4507-8.
Glaucopis eriphile, Bunn. Th. Bras. tom. ii. p. 334.
Trochilus excisus, Licht. in Mus. of Berlin.
Thalurania eryphile, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 23.
Habitat. Eastern Brazil.
127. T h a l u r a n ia ? W a g l e r i . . . • • ■ • • • ■ • • Vol. II. PI. 109.
Trochilus bicolor, Vieill. Ois. dor., tom. i. p. 75, pl. 36.
Coeligena Wagleri, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 3, pl. 702. figs. 4576-77.
Thalurania Wagleri, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 24.
Habitat. Brazil.
The three species constituting my genus Panoplites very closely resemble each other in size, in structure, and
in the markings o f their tails, but are very dissimilar in the colouring o f their bodies. They are all inhabitants of
the Ecuadorian Andes, and one o f them (P . fiavescem) extends its range as far north as Bogota. The most
remarkable species of this form is the P. Jardinei, whose glittering upper surface is wonderfully brilliant.
Genus P a n o p l it e s , Gould.
(JlavonXiTTji, omnino armatus.)
Generic characters.
Male.—Bill strong, and a trifle longer than the head; body stout and thick-set; wings long and pointed; tail
moderately long and square, the feathers broad; tarsi clothed and stout; hind toe strong, and o f the same length as
the middle o n e ; nails short.
Female.— Very similar to the male in plumage.
128. P a n o p l it e s J a r d i n e i ..........................................................................................................................................................'
Panoplites Jardinei, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 75, note.
Habitat. Nanegal and other warm parts of Ecuador.
129. P a n o p l i t e s f l a v e s c e n s . . . . . • • • • • • • Vol. II. Pl. 111.
Boissonneaua fiavescens, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 11; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 8, pl. 787. figs. 4830-31.
Panoplites flavescens, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 74.
Trochilus Lichtensteinii, Saucer, in Mus. o f Berlin.
Habitat. Ecuador and New Granada.
M Vol. II. Pl. 112.
130. P a n o p l it e s M a t h e w s i ........................................................................................................
Heliodoxa Matthewsii, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p . 9.
Boissonneaua Matthewsii, Reichenb. Troch. Enum. p. 8, pl. 787. figs. 4832-33.
Panoplites Matthewsi, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 74, note.
Habitat. Ecuador.
Somewhat allied to the Panoplitce are the members of the
Genus F l o r i su g a , Bonap.,
all of which are remarkable for their large fan-shaped tails, and for having all the feathers o f this organ white.
The females are less strikingly coloured. One o f the species, F. mellimm, enjoys a most extensive range; for it
inhabits alike the low lands of Northern Brazil, Cayenne, Guiana, Trinidad, Venezuela, the temperate regions of
New Granada, and Central America; the other two are confined to more limited areas. The F. mellivora and P. alra
are among the oldest-known and the commonest o f the Humming-Birds, there being no collection o f any extent
without examples o f them.
■ 131H. Vol. II. Pl. 113. F l o r i s u g a m e l l iv o r a
Lampomis mellivora, Jard. Nat. Lib. Humming-Birds, vol. ii. p. 155.
Florisuga mellivora, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p . 14; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 12; Cab.etHera.Mus.Hein.Theiliii.p. 29.
Habitat. Brazil, Trinidad, New Granada, Bogota, and Guatemala.
132. F l o r i s u g a t l a b e l l i f e r a , Oould . Vol. II. Pl. 114.
FlomugaJlnhcUifira, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p, 14; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 12; Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii.
p. 29, note.
TopaxaJlabeUifera, Gray & Mitch. Gen. of Birds, vol. i. p. 110, Topaza, sp. 8.
Habitat. The Island o f Tobago, and perhaps elsewhere.
“ I am not able " [says Mr. Kirk] “ to decide as to this bird being a native o f Tobago. I t is only to be met