266 Genera of Humming Birds. 



Violet-throated Star-frontlet, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., 

 P 239. 



la Caliigenie volifere, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, t. 

 ii., p. 314. 



Habitat. — Bolivia. 



Male. — Spot on forehead brilliant metallic green. Top of 

 head dark green appearing almost black. Back and rump 

 golden-green. Uppertail-coverts and tail rufous tipped with 

 pale bronzy-green. Throat dark green with a broad metallic 

 spot in the lower central part, violet-blue. Breast shining 

 green with a very narrow white band across the middle. Abdo- 

 men and flanks rufous washed with golden-green on flanks. 

 Undertail-coverts light rufous. Wing-coverts golden-bronze, 

 secondaries rufous at base, then bronzy-brown, primaries 

 purple ; outer edge of first primary rufous for four-fifths of its 

 length. Bill black. 



Total length, 5|in. Wing, 3!^. Tail, 2^^. Culmen, i^. 



Female. — Like the male with the throat rufous mottled with 

 green. 



This very rare species was discovered by Mr. Bridges. 



I have only one male specimen, collected in Bolivia, by 

 Buckley. 



^378 Helianthea osculans, Gould, P.Z.S., 1871, p. 503. 



Calligenia osculans, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, t. ii.r 

 p. 310. 



Buff-tailed Star frontlet, Gould, Mon. Troch, Supple., 

 1886, p. 22. 



la Caliigenie a gemme violette, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 

 1876, t. ii., p. 310. 



Habitat. — Peru. 



Male. — Very closely allied to H. violifera, from which it 

 differs only by being destitute of the white band across the 

 breast, more green on the abdomen, the apical half of the 

 median rectrices, bronzy-green, and the tips of laterals have a 

 large band of bronzy-green. 



Total length, 5|in. Wing, 3. Tail, 2|. Culmen, \\. 



Female. — Has no frontal nor gular spot. Throat buff 

 spotted with green, rest like the male. 



Type in British Museum. 



