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AGYRTRIA BARTLETTI.
Bartlett’s Emerald.
Thaumatias bartletti, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1 8 6 6 , p. 1 9 4 .— S d . & Salv. N om en cl. Av.
Neotr. p. 9 2 (1873).— Mulsant, Hist. N a t. Oiseaux-Mouches,ilv p . 2 5 5 (1874).—
Elliot, Ibis, 1 8 7 8 , p. 53.
A g y rtria bartletti, Elliot, Synopsis o f th e Humming-Birds, p. 2 0 5 (1878),— Tacz. Om. Pérou,
p . 4 0 3 (1884).
T h i s species was discovered by Mr. Edward Bartlett on the Lower Ucayali River in Eastern Peru. It
belongs to the same section of the genus Agyrtria as A . neglecta, having, like that species, the throat and
upper part of the breast blue, but it differs from it in having a blue-black tail.
The following is the original description I f
“ Crown of the head, nape, and back deep grass-green, changing to bronzy green on the upper tail-coverts ;
throat and chest rich blue; flanks green; centre of the abdomen greyish white; under tail-coverts bronzy
brown, margined with grey ; tail bluish black, the upper surface of the two central rectrices washed with
green,’ and the four outer feathers on each side obscurely tipped with grey in those specimens wh.ch,
according to Mr. Bartlett, are females ; w in g s deep purplish brown ; upper mandible brownish black; under
mandible flesh-colour; feet dark brown.
“ Total length inches, bill 1, wing 2f, tail l i , tarsi i .
We are indebted to Messrs. Salvin and Godman for the loan o f a male specimen, from which the three
figures in the Piute have been drawn.
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