228 Genera of Humming Birds. 



The type of this rare species is in the Museum of New 

 York.— "Ex Coll. Elliot." 



I possess a fine male of this species, from which my 

 description was made. 



323. Heliotrvpha SPECIOSA, Salv., Ann. and Mag., Nat. 



History, 1891, p. 376. 



Olive-green throated Star-fontlet. 



la Nod a lie a gorge d'lin vert-olive. 



Habitat. — Colombia. 



Male. — Very similar to H. baralli, but with a longer bill, 

 and the tliroal of a more glittering olive-green without the 

 leaden or silvery hue of that species, the feathers of the 

 breast are rather more conspicuously white at the base, but 

 this character is also seen in H. barrali. 



Total length, 5in. Wing, 2-5. Tail, central rectrices, 1-45; 

 lateral, 1-6. Bill, i. 



Type, Ex. Coll. Salvin and Godman, in the British Museum. 



324. Heliotrypha SIMONI ; Boucard, Humming Bird, 1892, 



vol. ii., p. 76. 



Simon's Star Frontlet. * 



la Nod a lie de Simon. 



Habitat. — Colombia. 



Male. — Spot on forehead liminous golden-green. Upper- 

 side shining green with bronze reflections. Median rectrices 

 bronze-green, lateral and outermost ones steel-blue. Throat 

 luminous pale golden-green, very brilliant, sides of throat very 

 dark green, appearing almost black. Breast, abdomen, and 

 flanks shining green. Undertail-covets gray with green tips. 

 Wings bluish-purple. Bill black. 



Total length, 4fin. Wing, 2|-. Tail, 2. Culmen, |. 



Female. — Unknown. It is closely allied to H. speciosa, 

 Salv; but the colour of the throat is distinct. It is a good 

 species if H. speciosa, is considered as distinct from H. 

 barrali, if not, the two must be considered as varieties of 

 H. barrali. 



Type in Boucard's Museum. 



