Descriptions of Three New Species ofVIumming-'birds. 109 



Mr. BelFs specimen agrees exactly in its measurements with, 

 mine, differing in color only, in having the back and rump 

 dark grass-green less tinged with bronze. 



Amazilia Xaiitu§ii. 



Female. — Front adjoining the bill and lores bright rufous, 

 crown dark-ash wnth a tinge of pale purple, on a side view dull 

 green; upper plumage and upper wing coverts light shining 

 green, in some lights, golden, paler and more golden on the 

 upper tail-coverts, which are edged with rufous; the two central 

 tail-feathers Hght shining green, golden at the end, the other 

 tail-feathers are chestnut-red, becoming gradually paler to the 

 outer ones, the two feathers next the middle ones on each side 

 have longitudinal black spots on the outer side of both webs 

 near the end, scarcely reaching to the shaft, these spots are 

 bronzed, the next feather has the same marks but less in extent, 

 and on the outer web being merely a marginal line, on the 

 outer feather it consists only of a small spot on the edge of the 

 inner w^eb ; the shafts of all the tail feathers are red ; wings 

 purplish-brown, edged on the bend of the wing with pale 

 rufous ; over the eye is a stripe of pale rufous which is con- 

 tinued and becomes broader over the ears, where it is white ; 

 below the eye, and extending along the side of the neck, and 

 under the white stripe, is one of dull rufous brown ; under 

 surface of the body of a uniform rather pale rufous, on the 

 sides of the breast and of the body under the wings, intermixed 

 with green ; under wing-coverts green, marked next the body 

 with rufous ; vent wdiite ; under tail-coverts pale rufous ; upper 

 mandible black, under mandible flesh colored for about half 

 its length, dusky-black at the end; tarsi clothed with pale 

 rufous feathers ; feet black. 



Length (measurement sent) 3-30 inches ; wing 2-25 ; tail 1*25 ; 

 bill 0-70. 



Habitat. — Cape St. Lucas, South California. 



