BlEDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 665 



Bellona cristata Elliot, Classif. and Synop. Troch., 1879, 178, part (Grenada). — 

 Cory, Auk, vi, 1889, 218, part (Grenada); Cat. West Ind. Birds, 1892, 13, 

 107, 144, part (Grenada).— Salvin, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xvi, 1892, 353, 

 part (Grenada;. Mustique; Venezuela?). — Boucard, Gen. Hum. Birds, ii, 

 1892, 54 (Venezuela?; Grenada). — Lodge, Ibis, 1896, 518 (Grenada; habits; 

 notes). — Wells, Auk, xix, 1902, 345 (Carriacou; habits; descr. nest). — 

 NicoLL, Ibis, 1904, 566 (Grenada, up to 2,000 ft.). 



[Bellona] cristata Sharpe, Hand-list, ii, 1900, 142, part (Grenada; Grenadines). 



Bellona cristatus cristatus Clark (A. H.), Auk, xxii, April, 1905, 216 (Grenada; 

 Grenadines). 



Bellona cristata cristata Clark (A. H.), Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xxxii, 1905, 275 

 (Grenada; Grenadines; habits; descr. nest and eggs). 



Orlhorhynchus exilis (not Trochilus exilis Gmelin) Wells, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mue., 

 ix, 1887, 620 (Grenada; habits; descr. nest and eggs). 



Genus CHRYSOLAMPIS Boie. 



Chrysolampis Boie, Isis, 1831, 546. (Type, Trochilus mosquitus Linnaeus.) 



Rather small Trochilidge (leno;tli about 85-98 mm.) with dense 

 frontal feathermg covering basal third (aj^proximately) of maxilla, 

 entirely concealing nostrils, exposed culmen much shorter than head, 

 tail more than half as long as wing, broad, and rounded, the adult 

 male with pileum brilliant metallic ruby red, chin, throat and chest 

 brilliant metallic golden orange, and tail bright rufous. 



Bill straight, nearly terete, about as long as head or slightly longer, 

 but unfeathered portion of maxilla decidedly shorter, the basal third, 

 more or less, being completely covered by the dense frontal feather- 

 ing, which entirely conceals nostrils; culmen rounded anteriorly, 

 narrowly ridged posteriorly; terminal portion of maxillary tomium 

 very minutely serrate; mandible with a distinct narrow longitudinal 

 median lateral groove. Tarsus naked; middle and outer toes about 

 equal in length, the inner decidedly shorter, the hallux about as long 

 as inner toe. Wing more than four tmies as long as exposed culmen, 

 the outermost primary longest. Tail more than half as long as wing, 

 rounded, the rectrices broad, rounded at tip. 



Coloration. — Adidt male with pileum very brilliant metallic ruby 

 red, chin and throat brilliant metallic golden orange, and tail rufous, 

 with rectrices margined terminally with dark bronzy brown; adult 

 female dull metallic bronze-greenish above, pale gray or dull grayish 

 white below, the tail grayish, glossed with greenish bronze basally, 

 dusky subterminally or terminally, the lateral rectrices broadly 

 tipped with white. 



Range. — Eastern and central Colombia, to Cayenne, and south- 

 eastern Brazil; Caril)bean Islands of Trinidad, Tobago, Curasao, 

 Bonaire, Aruba, etc.; southwestern Costa Kica? (Monotypic.) 



