262 Descriptions of Seven New Species of Humming-Birds. 



distinct ; Mr. Gould in his Monograph of the Trochilidce under 

 G. hirsuttcs speaks of a bird from Bogota " which has the throat 

 and abdomen much suffused with green," which he thinks nearly- 

 allied to hirsutus, and possibly different ; but he does not 

 incline to give it a distinct specific appellation until further 

 light is obtained. The example I have described above may 

 be the same as the Bogota bird, but differs so much in the 

 sombre coloring of its under plumage, from the more uniform 

 rufous which prevails on those parts in all the specimens of 

 hisjpidus I have seen, from Cayenne, Trinidad, &c, and in the 

 much darker green of its upper plumage, that I cannot but 

 regard them as different species. 



Campylopterus splendens. 



The Brilliant-Crested Sabre- Wing. 



Front and entire crown golden green, brilliantly metallic ; 

 upper plumage and wing- coverts dark golden green; upper 

 tail-coverts deep grass green ; two central tail feathers dark 

 green, all the others steel-blue, having their tips narrowly 

 edged with dull grey ; wings bluish purple ; chin and throat 

 deep shining violet blue ; breast and sides golden green, similar 

 in color to the back ; ear-coverts dull brownish green ; abdomen 

 obscure smoky grey ; vent feathers greyish white ; under tail- 

 coverts steel-blue washed with green ; bill black ; feet dusky 

 brown above, yellow underneath. 



Length about 5i inches ; wing 2f inches ; bill li ; tail 2. 



Habitat — Ecuador. 



Remarks. — In this handsome species the bill is nearly 

 straight and the tail a little rounding ; it has more resemblance 

 to C. ensipennis than any other one of this genus, but it is rather 

 smaller, with a longer bill, and is easily distinguished by its 



