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Genus XLIII.— HELIANGELUS. 



Heliang elus , Gould, Intr. Moii. Troch., octavo od., p. ]32 (1848) ((icsc). 

 Anactoria, Rkiih., Aufz. dcr Colib.. p. 1'^ (1853). 

 Diotimia, Reich., Aufz. dor Colib.. p. 12 (1853). 

 Peratus, Mul.s., C'atal. Ois. Moiich. (1875), p. 23. 



Ch. Bill as long as the head, straight. Tail ample, 

 slightly rounded. Wings long. Hind toe and nail 

 as long as middle toe and nail. Sexes different. 



Range. Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru. 



Five species arc known of this genus. 



Type. 

 O. clariascc, De I>oiij». 

 0. amcihi/sticollis, D'Oib. 

 T. spcncci, Boi'.rc. 

 0. amcthystkollis, D'Oib. 



FiR. 43. 



_J2r.liungeJii9 darUsH. o . JJogota. Gould. 



Koj to the sj'iccies. 



A. Band of wliitc across the breast. 



a. Luminous spot on foreheaJ, gras.s-irrcen. 



a'. Median rectrices green, lateral ones black, 

 b'. All the rectrices blue-black. 



b. Luminous spot on forehead, pale glaucous grceu, lateral rectrices 



bronzj'-brown. 



B. Band across the breast and abdomen buff. 



a. Throat metallic-violet. 



b. Throat fierv oranire-rcd. 



1. II. cla?-is.i^. 



2. II. slro]jhianus. 



3. II. m^encei. 



4. II. amel7i}/.'<licollis. 



5. II. mavojs. 



These birds are closely allied to tliose of the genus IIeliotkypiia; they are about 

 the same size, and have a similar plumage, but possess rounded tails, and a con- 

 spicuous broad white, or buff band across the breast, beneath tlie metallic throat. 



1. Heliangelns clarissae. 



Ornismya clarissae, De Long, Rev. Zool. (1841). p. 306. 



Mellisuga clarissie. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 112, sp. 17. 



Anactoria clarissoc, Ekich., Aufz. dor Colib., p. 12 (16.j3). — Id., Troch. Eiium., p. 10 (1855). 



Anactoria libussa, Rkich., Aufz. der Colib.. p. 12 (1853). — Id., Troch. Enum., p. 10 (1855). 



Hdiangelus clarissae, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 76 (1850). — Id., Rev. and MaR. Zool. (1854), p. 252. — Goci.d, 



Mod. Troch., vol. iv, pi. 242. — Id., lutr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 132. — Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 76. — Cab. 



and Hrin., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 75 (I860).— Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., vol. iii (1876), p. 84. 

 Eeliangelus tdczanowski, Pf.lz., Ibis (1877) p. 338, juv. %. 



Hah. Columbia. 



Male. Luminous dark green spot on the forehead. Chin, lores, and sides of head 

 black. Upper surface and flanks bronzy-green. Throat metallic-violet, beneatli 

 which is a narrow band of white, succeeded by one of brilliant grass-green. Abdo- 

 men buff, mottled with green. Under tail coverts white. INIedian rectrices bronzy- 

 green, lateral ones black. Bill black. Total length, 4 in. Wing, 2^ in. Tail, \\ 

 in. Culmen, ^ in. 



Female differs chiefly in having tlie throat black mottled witli brown. The 

 feathers of the body less brilliant than those of the male. 



Ilerr von Pelzeln having kindly forwarded to me the 'ype of liis Jldlainjelm 



12 Beptembjr, 1878. 



