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rounded, rather rigid, each feather ending in a point ; tarsi partly 

 clothed; feet moderate in size; hind-toe and nail as long as the 

 middle toe and nail. 



The species are — 



Trochilus {Dor yf era) Louise. 



Trochilus (Doryfera) violifrons. Troch. fronte maculd rotundd 

 metallice violaced notatd ; occipite, collo, et dorso superiore ceneo- 

 viridibus ; dorso inferiore, et tectricibus caudce superioribus, sor- 

 dide griseo-cceruleis ; guld, et abdomine, nigris viride splendentibus ; 

 tectricibus caudce inferioribus intense violaceis ; caudd ipsd nigrd 

 violaceo subnitente. 

 On the forehead a round spot of beautiful metallic violet; back of 

 the head, neck and upper part of the back bronzy green, passing into 

 purer green on the back and shoulders ; lower part and upper tail- 

 coverts dull greyish blue ; throat and abdomen black, with green 

 reflexions ; under tail-coverts deep violet-bl ue ; wings purplish brown ; 

 tail black, slightly glossed with green ; bill black ; feet brown. 

 Total length, 4£ inches ; bill, 1£ ; wing, 2£ ; tail, If. 

 Remark. — This most interesting addition to the Trochilidce is pre- 

 cisely of the same form in every respect as T. Louise, but differs most 

 remarkably in the colouring of its plumage, the forehead being violet 

 instead of green, and the under surface black instead of golden green. 



Lophornis Reginje. Loph. vertice, et cristd, ferrugineo-rubris, 

 plumis singulis maculd viride ad apicem ornatis ; loro, guld et 

 colli lateribus, viridibus, candentibus ; maculd plumarum lanceo- 

 latarum subviride alba; nuchd, et dorso superiore, fulgente 

 viridibus ; dorso inferiore, uropygio, et tectricibus caudce superi- 

 oribus, ceneo-fuscis ; uropygio lined albd transversim fasciatd; 

 caudd castaneo-fuscd, rectricibus duabus intermediis ad apicem et 

 margines, rectricibus etiam duabus externis ad margines, ceneo- 

 viridibus. 

 Crown of the head and crest bright rusty red, each feather with a 

 beautiful dark green spot at the tip ; lores, throat and sides of the 

 neck resplendent metallic green, beneath which is a patch of white 

 lanceolate feathers ; back of the neck and upper part of the back 

 lustrous green; lower part, rump and upper tail-coverts bronzy 

 brown ; rump crossed by a distinct line of white ; tail chestnut-brown, 

 the tips and margins of the two middle and the margins of the ex- 

 ternal feathers rich bronzy green ; abdomen light metallic green ; 

 wings purplish brown ; bill reddish brown at the base, dark brown 

 at the tip ; feet brown. 



Total length, 2| inches ; bill, \ ; wing, If ; tail, 1J. 

 Remark. — Nearly allied to Lophornis Regulus and ornatus, but 

 differing from the former in having the crest-feathers broader and 

 the green spots on the tips much larger. It is a very beautiful species. 



Trochilus (Glaucis ?) ceruleogaster. Troch. vertice, nuchd, 

 uropygio, et tectricibus caudce superioribus, ccneo -viridibus ; mento, 

 colli lateribus, et dorso viridibus; guld, et abdomine, cyaneis ; 

 tectricibus caudce inferioribus magnis, albis ; caudd nigrd pallide 

 cyaneo nitente. 



