<50 Genera of Humming Birds. 



Tlie Sappho Comet, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iii., p. 173. 

 Le Co metes sappho, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, t. iii., 

 P- ^75- 



Habitat. — Bolivia, Argentine Republic. 



Male. — Head, upper part of back and wing-coverts bronze- 

 green. Back and uppertail-coverts shining purple-crimson. 

 Rectrices dark-brown at base, remaining part metallic fiery- 

 orange, with a large, velvety black spot at tips. Basal half of 

 outer web of external rectrices pale brown. Throat metallic 

 grass-green. Remaining part of underside golden-green. 

 Flanks, and undertail-coverts rufous. A patch of white 

 feathers on each side of lower part of vent. Wings pale 

 brown. Bill and feet black. 



Total length, 7in. Wing, 2^. Tail, 4^. Culmen, f. 



Female. — Crown and back golden-green, reddish on rump. 

 Uppertail-coverts shining crimson. Central rectrices metallic 

 fiery-red, with a slight brownish band at tips, lateral brownish 

 at base, remainder tiery-red, outermost brown on inner web, 

 remainder pale buff, nearly white. Throat buffy-white, spotted 

 with green. Breast and flanks white, with large green spots. 

 Abdomen gravish-white. Ihidertail-coverts pale buff. 



Total length, 4.\in. \\'ing, 25. Tail, 2\. Culmen, \. 



I have several specimens of both sexes of this splendid 

 species. Some were collected in Bolivia many years ago, the 

 others were collected by Mr. White in Argentine Republic. 



123. Sappho phaon, Gould, P.Z.S., 1847, P- 3^ 



Ornismya clirvsiira, \'ar., d'Orb. and Lafr. Syn. Av., 1838, 

 p. 27. 



Cometes phaon, (3ould, P.Z.S., 1847, p. 31. 



Mellisuo-a phaon. Gray, Gen. Birds, Vol. i, p. 113. 



Lesl)ia phaon, P>on. Re\-. Zool, 1854, p. 252. 



Sparffa)iura phaon , Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein., i860, t. iii, 

 p. 52. 



The Phaon Comet, Gould, Mon. Troch., Vol. iii., p. 175. 



Le Cometl's phaon, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 

 Vol. iii., p. 279. 



Habitat. — Bolivia, Peru. 



