42. HELIANGELTJS. 159 



p. 124; Frantz.J.f. Orn. 1869, p. 316; Muh. Hist. Nat. Ois.- 

 Moiiches, ii. p. 25, pi. 31, iv. p. 188 ; id. Ann. Svc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. 

 p. 208 ; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 71 ; Elliot, Syn. Troch. p. 195 ; 

 Eudes-Desl. Aym. Mvs. Caen, i. jj. 401. 

 Clytolsema insignia, Muls. 8^ Verr. Class. Troch. p. 59. 



Adult male. Upper surface shining bluish green, becoming bluer 

 on the upper tail-coverts ; nape black ; crown glittering blue ; centre 

 of the throat glittering red, shading into glittering orange on the 

 sides ; middle of the breast glittering blue, shading into green on 

 the flanks and abdomen ; under tail- coverts bluish green ; tail dark 

 steel-blue : bill black, mandible at the base flesh-colour. Total 

 length about 4-2 inches, wing 2-5, tail 1-5, bill 0-9. 



Adult female. Similar to the male. 



Hah. Costa Rica. 



a-g. Ad. sk. Volcan de Cartago, Costa Eica Salvin-Godman & 



{E. Arce). Gould Colls. 



h. S ad.; i,j. $ Volcan de Chiriqui {E.A)-ce). Salvin-Godman & 



ad. ; k, I. Ad. ak. Gould Colls. 



42. HELIANGELUS. 



Type. 



Heliangelus, Gould, P. Z. S. 1848, p. 12 H. claris.sae. 



Trochilus, ^. Anactoria, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 12 



(1854) H. clarissse. 



Anactoria, Muls. 8f Verr. Class. Troch. p. 69 



(1865). 

 Trochilus, y. Diotima, Reich. Aufz. d. Col. p. 12 



(1854) H. spencei. 



Peratus, Muls. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii. p. 219 



(1875) H. amethysticollis. 



Range. Andes from Venezuela and Colombia to Bolivia, 



Key to the Species. 



a. Frontal spot glittering grass-green. 



a' . Tail shining grass-green ; rump slightly 

 tinged with bronze. 

 a" . Pectoral band white. 



«'". Pectoral band narrow, bordered below 

 by glittering green ; middle of abdo- 

 men greyish buff clarisses, p. 160. 



b'". Pectoral band wide without glittering- 

 gi'een lower border ; middle of abdo- 

 men bulf laticlavius, p. 160. 



h" . Pectoral band buif amethysticollis, 



b'. Tail steel-blue ; rump reddish bronze. [p. 161. 



c". Throat glittering rosy red strophianus, p. 161. 



d". Throat glittering violet-blue violicollis, p. 162. 



b. Frontal spot glittering silvery green spencii, p. 162. 



c. Frontal spot glittering tiery orange-red mavors, p. 163. 



