58 Genera of Humining Birds. 



Male. — Head metallic fiery-red. Upperside dark bronzy- 

 green, appearing black on neck in certain lights. Tail bronze- 

 green. Throat white, spotted with green. Tuft on thighs 

 white. Undertail-coverts pale bronze-green edged with buffy- 

 white. Wings purplish. Bill black. 



Total length, 4|in. Wings, 2\. Tail, ij. Culmen, \. 



Female. — Upperside bronze-green, passing to shining green 

 on uppertail-coverts. Four median rectrices bronze-green, the 

 two next with subterminal blackish bar and gray tips, outer- 

 most bronze-green at base passing to blackish on internal 

 web, and gray on external web, tips gray. Underside like the 

 male. 



Total length, 45-in. Wings^ 2\. Tail, \\. Culmen, \. 



I have also a young male of this species with metallic silvery- 

 green feathers on top of head. 



My specimens of this species were collected near Valparaiso 

 by Mr. Reed. 



82. EuSTEPHANUS BuRTONi, Boucard, H. Bird, i8gi, vol. i., 



p. 18. 



Burton's Golden Croivn. 



I' Eustephane de Burton. 



Habitat.— ChiW. 



Male. — Closely allied to the preceding species from which 

 it differs by the brilliant golden crown of the head, and the 

 dark shining green of the upperside, with bluish reflections. 



Total length, 4|in. Wing, 2\. Tail, i§. Culmen, |. 



Female. — Unknown. 



Type unique in my collection. 



83. EuSTEPHANUS FERNANDENSIS, King, Proceed, Com. and 



Corr., Zool. Soc, pt. i., p. 30. 

 Ornismya cinnamoniea, Gerv. Mag. Zool., 1835, p. 43. 

 Ornismya robinson, Delatt & Less, Rev. Zool., 1839, p. 18. 



Trochilus stokesi, King, Proceed. Com. and Corr. Zool. Soc, 

 pt. i., p. 30. 



Mellisuga fernandensis, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol i., p. 113. 

 Mellisuga stokesi, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i., p. 113. 



