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DoRYFERA, gen. nov. 

 Char. gen. — Rostrum forte, ad tertiam partem apicalem, ąuse sursum 

 curvatur, rectum. AI(b subgrandes. Cauda rotundata, subrigida, 

 rectricibus singulis mucronatis. Tarsi aliąua parte vestiti. Pedes 

 magnitudine mediocri. Digitus et tinguis postico digito et ungui 

 medio longitudine seąuales. 



Gen. char. — Bill long, straight for tliree-fourths of its length, and 

 inclining upwards to the extremity ; vvings moderately large ; tail 

 rounded, ratlier rigid, each feather ending in a point ; tarsi partly 

 clothed ; feet moderate in size ; hind-toe and nail as long as the 

 middle toe and nail. 

 The species are — 

 Trochilus (Doryfera) Louise. 



Trochilus (Dortfera) violifrons. Troch. fronte maculdrotundd 



metalUce violaced notatd ; occipite, colio, et dorso superiore cBneo- 



viridibus ; dorso inferiore, et tectricibus caudce superiorihus, sor- 



dide griseo-caruleis ; gula, et abdomine, nigris viride splendentibus ; 



tecti'icibus cauda inferioribus intense violaceis ; caudd ipsd nigrd 



violaceo subnitente. 



On the forehead a round spot of beautiful metallic violet ; back of 



the head, neck and upper part of the back bronzy green, passing into 



purer green on the back and shoulders ; ]ower part and upper tail- 



coverts dull greyish blue ; throat and abdomen black, vvith green 



reflexions ; under tail-coverts deep violet-blue ; wings purplish brown ; 



tail black, slightly glossed ^vith green ; bill black ; feet brown. 



Totai length, 4^ inches ; bill, lį ; wing, 2į ; tail, If . 



Remark. — This most interesting addition to the TrochilidcB is pre- 



cisely of the šame form in every respect as T. Louise, but difFers most 



remarkably in the colouring of its plumage, the forehead being violet 



instead of green, and the under surface black instead of golden green. 



Lophornis Regin^e. Loph. vertice, et cristo, ferrugineo-rubris, 



plumis singulis maculd viride ad apicem ornatis ; loro, gula et 



colli lateribus, viridibus, candentibus ; maculd plumarum lanceo- 



latarum subviride albd; nuchd, et dorso superiore, fulgente 



viridibus; dorso inferiore, uropygio, et tectricibus caudcs superi- 



oribus, ceneo-fuscis ; uropygio lined albd transversim fasciatn; 



caudd castaneo-fuscd, rectricibus duabus intermediis ad apicem et 



margines, rectricibus etiam duabus esternis ad margines, ceneo- 



viridibus. 



Crown of the head and crest bright rūsty red, each feather ■vvith a 



beautiful dark green spot at the tip ; lores, throat and sides of the 



neck resplendent metallic green, beneath -vvhich is a patch of white 



lanceolate feathers ; back of the neck and upper part of the back 



lustrous green ; lower part, rump and upper tail-coverts bronzy 



brown; rump crossed by a distinct line of white ; tail chestnut-brown, 



the tips and margins of the two middle and the margins of the ex- 



ternal feathers rich bronzy green ; abdomen light metallic green ; 



wings purplish brown ; bill reddish brown at the base, dark brown 



at the tip ; feet brown. 



