Genera of Humming Birds. 227 



V Helvme a ^orcre brillanfe, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou,, 

 1876, t. iii., p. 94. 

 Habitat. — Ecuador. 



Male. — Spot on forehead luminous green. Upperside 

 shining bronzy-green, bronzy on uppertail-coverts. Median 

 rectrices dark bronzy-green. Laterals bronzy-black. A small 

 spot behind the eye white. Chin and sides of throat dark 

 green appearing almost black. Centre of throat metallic 

 fiery-red. Breast flanks and abdomen dark shining green, 

 most brilliant on breast in certain lights, centre of abdomen 

 grayish-buff. Undertail-coverts white. Wings purplish-brown. 

 Bill black. 



Total length, 4in. Wing, 2f. Tail, 2. Culmen, y-g. 



Female. — Like the male excepting the throat which is white 

 in the centre, surrounded with green feathers appearing dark 

 brown in certain lights. This fine and rare species was 

 discovered in Ecuador, by Buckley. My specimens are 

 from him. 



322. HeliOTRYPHA BARRALI, Muls. and Verr. Ann. Soc. 

 Linn. Lyon., 1868, vol. xvii., p. 106. 



Heliangelus sqitamigularis, Gould, P.Z.S., 187 i, p. 503. 



Nodalia barrali, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1877, 

 vol. iii., p. 100. 



Olive throated Humming-bird , Gould, Mon. Troch. Suppl., 

 1886, p. 32. 



la Nodalie de Barral, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1877, 

 vol. iii., p. 100. 



Habitat. — Colombia. 



Male. — Top of head very dark green, almost black in 

 certain lights. Throat pale metallic olive-green, silvery in 

 certain lights, margined with black. Rest of plumage shining 

 grass-green, most brilliant on breast. Wings purplish-brown. 

 Median rectrices bronzy-green, laterals blue-black. Under- 

 tail-coverts green in the centre, edged with grayish-white. 

 Bill black. 



Total length, 4|in. Wing, 2\. Tail, if. Culmen, f. 



Female. — Unknown ; but probably like the preceding 

 species. 



