220 Genera of Humming Birds. 



Coeligeua viridipallens, Mul., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 vol. i., p. 185. 



Green-tliroated Cazique, Gould, Mon.lVoch., vol. ii., p. 63. 



^le Coeligene vert d'eaii, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1874, 

 vol. i., p. 185. 



le Cacique, du Guatemala. 

 Habitat. — Guatemala. 



Male. — Top of head metallic dark green. Upperside 

 bronzy-green changing to coppery-green on the rump. 

 Median rectrices brownish-gray with purplish reflections. 

 Laterals gray. Throat pale metallic green. Stripe behind the 

 eye white. Ear-coverts brownish-green. Breast white. 

 Abdomen gra3'ish-white with a rufous tinge. Sides of breast 

 and flanks shining green, washed with gray on the latter. 

 Undertail-coverts greenish-gra}^ edged with pale gray. Wings 

 purplish-brown. Bill black. 



Total length, 4|in. Wing, 25. Tail, i~}. Culmen, |-. 



Female. — Upperside bronzy-green. Underside white, washed 

 with green on sides of breast and flanks. Rest of plumage 

 like the male. 



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



This species was discovered in Coban, Guatemala, by 

 Delattre. 



Thetvpesare now in the New York Museum of Natural 

 History'(Ex. Coll. Elliott). 



^313. Delattria SYBILLE, Salv and Godm. Ibis, 1892, p. 327. 

 Nicaragiian Cazique. 

 le Caciqtte du Nicaraqua. 

 Habitat. — -Matagalpa " Nicaragua." 



Male. — D. viridipallenti proxime affinis, sed pectore et 

 hypochondriis viridibus nee albis gula fere concoloribus ; 

 tectricibus subcaudalibus et rectricibus pallide griseis, et dorso 

 imo viridi nee cupreo tincto, facile distinguenda. 



Long tota, 4-5, poll. Angl., alae, 2-6, candal, rectr med, 1-3, 

 rect. lat., 1-7. 



Female. — Unknown. 



This species is closely allied to D. viridipallens. It was 

 discovered at Matagalpa, Nicaragua, by Mr. W. B. Richardson. 



