18 Genera of Humming Birds. 



Male. — Upperside and median rectrices, flanks and abdomen 

 dark bronzy-green. Throat metallic violet. Breast white. 

 Lateral rectrices purplish-brown, the longest internally, buff at 

 centre. Bill black. 



Total length, 2f in. Wing, If. Tail,]. Culmen, f . 



Female. — Upperside and flanks golden-green. INIedian rec- 

 trices green, lateral buff with a subterminal black bar. Under- 

 side buffy-white. 



26. Chaetocercus rosae, Bourc. and Muls, Ann. Soc. Lyn. 

 Lyon, 1846, t. ix., p. 316. 



Mellisuga rosae, Gray, Gren. of Bird. vol. i, p. 113. 



Calothorax rosae, Eeich, Aufz der Col. 1853. p. 13. 



Lucifer rosae, Keich, Troch. Enum. 1855. p. 10. 



Crimson throated Wood Star, Gould, Mon. Troch. vol. iii. 

 p. 149. 



Le Chaetocerque de Rose, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. m. t. iv., p. 127. 



Habitat. — Venezuela. 



Male. — This species differs from C. jourdani only by the 

 colour of the throat, which is deep metallic crimson. 



Total length, 3 in. Wing, If. Tail, l^. Culmen, j. 



Female. — Differs from the preceding species by the underside, 

 which is entirely pale buff. Size same as male. 



This pretty species was dedicated to Mrs. Kose Duquaire, 

 sister of Mr. E. Mulsant. 



The specimens in my collection were sent to me direct from 

 Merida (Venezuela). 



*27. Chaetocercus Berlepschi, Simon, Mem. Soc. Zool de 

 France, 1889, p. 231. 



Berlepsch's Wood Star. 



Le Chaetocerque de Berlepsch. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



Male. — Upperside dark bronzy green as the preceding species. 

 Throat metallic amethystine red. Breast white. Abdomen 

 and flanks dark green. Lateral rectrices pointed in all their 

 length. In size it stands between C. Rosae and G. Bomhus. 



This charming species was dedicated to the well known 

 Ornithologist, Count Berlepsch. It is unique in Simon's 

 Museum. 



