1 88 Genera of Humming Birds. 



In one of my specimens the tips of outermost rectrices are 

 bronzy-red. 



My specimens were collected in Caracas, by Doctor Carlos 

 Rojas. 



269. SAUCr':ROTTiA WELLSI, BoLicard, Hum. Bird, 1893, vol. iii., 



p. 8. 



Wells' Erythronote. 



r Erythronote de Wells. 



Habitat. — Grenada, "British West Indies." 



Male. — Forehead metallic grass-green. Upperside dark 

 shining green, passing to bronze on lower part of back, rump, 

 and uppertail-coverts. Tail shining dark purplish-blue. 

 Underside metallic grass-green. A tuft on flanks, anal region, 

 and thighs white. Undertail-coverts bronze margined with 

 gray. Wings purple-brown. Maxilla black. Mandible flesh 

 colour with black tip. 



Total length, 3fin. Wing, 2^. Tail, \\. Culmen, f. 



Female. — Exactly like the male, but slightly less brilliant. 

 Centre of anal region grayish. 



This species is closely allied to S. erythronota, but can be 

 easily distinguished from that species by the colour of the 

 upperside and tail. 



It was sent to me, from Grenada, by Mr. Wells. 



Types in Boucard's Museum. 



270. SauCEROTTIA HOFFMANNI, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein., 



i860, t. iii., p. 60. 



Hemithylaca hoffmanni, Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein., i860, 

 t. iii., p. 60. 



Hoffmann's Erythronote. 

 la Saiicerotte d' Hoffmann. 

 Habitat. — -Costa Rica. 



Male. — Upperside dark shining green, passing to bronze on 

 rump, with a bar of purplish-red close to the uppertail-coverts. 

 Uppertail-coverts and tail shining deep blue. Underside 

 metallic grass-green. Undertail-coverts shining blue, fringed 

 with gray. Wings purplish. Maxilla black. Mandible flesh 

 colour, with black tip. 



Total length, 3|in. Wing, 2\. Tail, \\. Culmen, f. 



