LOP HORN IS. l;j5 



6. Lophornis magniiicus. 



Trochilus magnificxis, Visiix., Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat. (1817), t. vii, p. ."^GT, ct t. xxiii. p. 428, pi. G, 3G, fig. 3. 



—Id., Ois. Dor., torn, iii, pi. 8.— Temm., Plan. Col., 229, fig. 2.— Pii. Max., Bcil. Nat. Bras., p. 79. 

 Colibri helios, Spix., Av. Bras., torn, i, p. 81, tab. 82, fig. 2 (1824). 

 Trochilus decorus, Licht., Doubl., p. 14, no. 120. 

 Ornismya magnifica, Less., Man. Ornith., torn, ii, p. 80. 



Ornismya slrumaria, Less., Ois. Moucli., p. 143, pi. 42, % (1829); pi. 43, fig. 1, f; fig. 2, ■£, , juv. 

 Lophornis slriimaria, Less., Trait. Ornith., p. 285 (1831). 

 Mellisuga magnifica. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 113, sp. 88. 



Bellatrix magnifica, Reioh., Aufz. der Colib., p. 12 (1853). — Id., Trocli. Enum., p. 9 (1855). 

 Lophornis magnificus, Gocld, Mon. Troch., vol. iii, pi. 119. — In., Intr. Troch., oota\o cd., p. 83 (ISGl). — Bon., 



Gonsp. Gen. Av., vol. i, p. 83 (1850).— Id., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 257. 

 Lophornis magnifica. Cab. and Hein., Mns. Hein. Th., iii, p. G2 (18C0). 

 Telamon magnificus. Gray, Handl.-B., p. 147, vol. i. 

 Idas magnificus, Mui.s., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., vol. iii, p. 211 (1876). 



JIah. Brazil. 



Hale. Precisely like the L. gouhU, except that the elongated neck feathers have 

 the tip crossed by a bar of metallic-green, instead of a round spot. Total length, 

 2| in. Wing, 1| in. Tail, 1| in. Ciilmen, | in. 



Female like that of L. <jouhU. 



7. Lophornis helense. 



Ornismya helence, Delatte., Echo du Monde Savant. (1843), p. 10G8.— Id., Rev. Zool. (1843), p. 133. 



McUisugu helence. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i. p. 133. 



Lophornis helence, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 12. — Id., Troch. Enum., p. 9 (1855). — Bon., Consp. Gen. Av 



(1850), vol. i, p. 83.— Id., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 257.— Gould, Mon. troch., vol. iii, pi. 123.— 



Id., Intr. Troch., octavo cd., p. 84. 

 Paphosia helence, MuLS., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., vol. iii, p. 205 (1876). 



Hah. Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Ilica. 



Male. Top of head and crest dark shining green. From either side of the occiput 

 spring three long, slender, greenish-black feathers. Back and wing coverts bronzy- 

 green. Rump bronzy-brown, crossed by a narrow line of white. Throat metallic 

 light green, surrounded by black, the feathers on the sides of the neck elongated 

 and streaked with buff. Under surface white, each feather Avith a golden spot at 

 the tip. Under tail coverts dark rufous. Median rectrices green, lateral ones deep 

 rufous margined with dark brown. Bill flesh-color. Total length, 2.^ in. Wing, 

 If in. Tail 1;^ in. Culmen, f in. 



Female. Upper surface and abdomen bronzy-green. Throaf white spotted with 

 green. Tail deep buff, with a subterminal band of black. Middle rectrices dark 

 green tipped with black. 



8. Lophornis adorabilis. 



Lophornis adorabilis, Sai-v., P. Z. S. (1870), p. 207. 



Dialia adorabilis, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., vol. iii, p. 208 (1876). 



Ilab. Chiriqui. 



Male. Forehead metallic ruby-red. Crown pure white, narrowing to a point on 

 the occiput. From each side of tlie occiput spring a few narrow, lengtlicned dark 



