226 Genera of Humming Birds. 



Hcliangeliis parzudaki, Bon. Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, 

 vol. i., p. 76. 



Eriopus exortis, Bon. Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, p. 80. 



Parzudakia dispar, Reich. Aufz. der Colib., 1853, p. 12. 



Heliotrypha parzudaki, Bon. Rev. and Mag. Zool., 1854, 

 p. 252. 



Hcliotryplion parzudaki, Cab. and Hein. Mus. Hein., i860, 

 t. iii., p. 74. 



Parzudaki's Star-frontlet, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv,, 

 p. 240. 



r Heliotryphe de Parzudaki, Muls., Hist., Nat. Ois, Mou., 

 1876, t. iii., p. 96. 



Habitat. — Colombia, and Ecuador. 



Male. — -Spot on forehead luminous green. Upperside 

 shining dark green, with a bronzy tinge on head and upper- 

 tail-coverts. Median rectrices dark bronzy-green, laterals 

 purplish-black. Chin dark metallic green appearing almost 

 black, and followed by a spot metallic purplish-blue. Centre 

 ■of throat, beginning just under the blue of chin, metallic 

 purple-crimson, surrounded with black. Breast and sides of 

 neck brilliant metallic green. Abdomen and flanks shining 

 green, nearly black in certain lights, in the centre of abdomen, 

 the feathers are edged with grayish buff. Vent and undertail- 

 ■coverts pure white. Wings purple. Bill black. 



Total length, 4Mn. Wing, 2f. Tail, 2. Culmen, \. 



Female. — Upperside bronzy green. Tail like the male with 

 tips of laterals, narrowly edged with white. Throat white, 

 with small brownish spots, and encircled with brownish-black, 

 remainder of underside shining green or golden-green with 

 buffy-gray on centre of abdomen. 



Total length, 4in. Wing, 2%. Tail, i|-. Culmen, \. 



This species is very abundant in Colombia. 



321. Heliotrypha micrastur, Gould, Ann. and Mag, 

 Nat. Hist., 1872, p. 195. 



Helymus micrastur, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 

 t. iii., p. 93. 



Ecuadorian Star frontlet, Gould, Mon. Troch. Suppl., 

 1886, p. 31. 



