UROSTICTE. 



91 



Female. Without the himinous s])ot on the forehead, and the throat deep buft" 

 mottled with browuish-black. Otherwise like the male, but less brilliaut. 



5. Heliangelus mavors. 



Heliangelus mavors, Gould. P. Z. S. (1848), p. 12. — Id., Mon. Troch., vol. iv. pi. 246. — In.. Iiilr. Tmcli., octavo 

 ed., p. 133. — Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 76 (1850).- — MuLS., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouc-h.. vol. iii, p. 92. — Bon., 

 Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 2.52. 



MelUsuga mavorn, Gray, Gen. Bwds, vol. iii, app., p. 5. 



Trochilus mavors, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 12 (1853). — Id., Troch. Enum., p. 10 (1855). 



Hab. Columbia, Venezuela. 



Male. Forehead metallic fiery-red ; rest of upper surface bronzy-green. A spot 

 of white behind the eye. Lores and sides of neck black. Tliroat metallic fiery 

 orange-red, beneath which is a broad band of buff. Flanks green. Middle of 

 abdomen deep buff". Under tail coverts grayish-buff". Wings purplish-brown. 

 Median rectrices bronzy-green, rest bronzy-brown, the two outermost ones tipped 

 with white. Bill black. Total length, 3| in. Wing, 21 in. Tail, 1^ in. Bill, f in. 



Female. Similar to the male, but with the throat mottled with brown and black. 



Genus XLIV.— UROSTICTE. 



Urosticte, Gopld, Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 110; ex Mod. Troch., pt. vi (1853). 



Ch. Bill longer than the head and straight. Nos- 

 trils exposed. Wings moderate and pointed. Tail 

 slightly forked. Hind toe shorter than the middle. 

 Sexes unlike. 



Range. Ecuador, 



Two species only are known. 



Type. 

 T. bevjamini, Bourc. 



Fiff. 44. 



VroattcUl^cJiJumiiii i . Xcuiulor. "WJiitel^.*- 



1. U. rvficritfsa. 



2. U. benjamini. 



Key to the species. 



A. Median rectrices bronzy tipped with white. 



a. Throat entirely luminous-green, crissum rufous. 



b. Throat lurainous-grecn, beneath whicli i.s a dark violet spot. 



These are small birds, with straight bills like Heliangelus, but more slender- a 

 green plumage and briUiaut throats. 



1. Urcsticte mficrissa. 



Urosticte ruficrtSsa. Lawr., Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., N. Y. (1864), vol. viii, p. 44,-Mlls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., 

 torn, iii, p. 103. 



Hab. Ecuador. 



Male. General plumage dark shining green. Throat huninous grass-green. 

 Wings purplish-brown. Under tail coverts rufous. Tail pale bronze-green, with 



