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UR AN OMIT R A VIRIDIFRONS.
Green-fronted Azurecrown.
Cyanomyia vindifrons, Ellio t, Ann. & Mag. N a t. H ist. (4) viii. p. 2 6 7 (1 8 7 1 ).— Scl. & Salv.
Noraencl. Av. Neotr. p. 9 1 (1873).— Mulsant, H ist. N a t. Oiseaux-Mouclies, i.
p. 2 2 4 (1874),
Uranomitra viridifrons, Elliot, Synopsis o f the Humming-Birds, p. 1 9 7 (1878).
In his arrangement of the genus Uranomitra, Mr. Elliot places this species in his first section of the genus
along with U. quadricolor and U. violiceps, all three species having the underparts white. 1 he first-named
has the tail olive-green, the second has it bronzy red, whereas in U. viridifrons the tail is described as metallic
golden with the tip bronzy red; and the species further differs in the green colour of the head.
The type specimen is in Mr. Elliot’s collection and came from Putla in Mexico. He describes it as
follows:—
“ Forehead dark green, metallic in some lights, centre of crown dark grey; upper part of body brilliant
light green; lower part of back bronzy brown; wings purple; upper tail-coverts and tail rich coppery
bronze; flanks grass-green; entire underparts pure white; bill reddish, black at tips. Total length 31 inches,
wing 2 i, tail I f, culmen f .”
The Plate represents the male in two positions, and was drawn from the type specimen, which Mr. Elliot
kindly lent us when he was in England.
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URANOMITRA MICRORHYNCHA.
Small-billed Azure-crown.
Cyanomyia microrhyncha, Ellio t, Ib is, 1 8 7 6 , p. 3 1 6 .
Uranomitra microrhyncha, Ellio t, Synopsis o f the Humming-Birds, p. 1 9 7 (1 8 7 8 ).
T he typical specimen, the only one at present known, is in Mr. Elliot’s private collection, and is bel.eved to
have, come from Honduras. It belongs to the section o f the genus with the breast and abdomen wlnte, but
with the flanks metallic green or bronze ; and it is further distinguished by its bronzy-red under tail-coverts.
Mr Elliot gives the following description o f the species ^ ; ’ , , ' ”
“ Top of head and occiput dark metallic blue, hind neck and mantle shining metallic green; rest of upper
„arts bronzy red; throat, upper part of breast, and centre of abdomen white, with a few metallic green
feathers scattered among the white ones. Flanks and under tail-coverts metallic bronzy red; wmgs deep
brown, slightly streaked with purple; tail brilliant metallic bronze. Total length 31 inches, wing 2}, tail 11,
culmen 1." p , R