SAPPHIRONIA LUMINOSA, Lawrence.
Lawrence’s Sapphironia.
Sapphironia luminosa, Lawr. Ann. N ew York L y c eum N a t. H ist. vii. p. 4 8 5 (1862).
L ep id o p yg a luminosa, H e in e , Journ. für Orn. 1 8 6 3 , p. 1 9 4 .— Mulsant, H ist. Na t. Oiseaux-
Mouches, ii. p . 6 7 (1 8 7 5 ).
Polytmus laminosus (lapsu), Gray, Hand-list o f Birds, i. p. 1 3 1 , no. 1 6 7 5 (1869).
Oyanophaia luminosa, E llio t, Synopsis o f th e Humming-B irds, p. 2 3 9 (1878).
A l t h o u g h agreeing with Mr. Elliot as to the generic title, Cyanophaia, which he employs for this species, we
have retained that o f Sapphironia for it, as this generic name has been employed in the body o f the work.
The habitat is given as Colombia; but we have not seen a specimen o f the bird, nor apparently has
Mr Elliot, who reproduces Mr. Lawrence’s description, as given below. The species differs from
C. ceeruleigularis and C. goudoti in having “ the underparts deep bluish green, and the under tail-coverts
dark green edged with grey ” (cf. Elliot, /. c. p. 2 3 8 ). >
“ Upper plumage glittering grass-green, inclining to golden on the rump, the crown not so bright and ot g
very deep green; entire under surface o f a very brilliant bluish green, the sides of the neck golden orange H Hi ■ of a ™h steel-blue, the two middle feathers green like the rump, the next feather bronzed on
the outer web at the end; wings dull purple; under tail-coverts deep green, very narrowly edged
white; thighs clothed with greyish-white feathers; upper mandible black, the under one yellowish, with the
end hl.u k 1 feet and claws black. Length 3 } inches, wing 11, bill « , tail i . ” ( Lawrence.) _____