174 GENERA AND SPECIES. 



feathers of the forehead not advancing upon the 

 bill; wings somewhat powerful, the outer pri- 

 mary being sickle-shaped ; feet moderately 

 strong ; tail rather round in form, and of me- : 

 dium size. Females plainer. 



Six species are recorded, of which the most, 

 magnificent is the H. Mavors, Gould. 



Trochilus Mavors, Auct. PL VIII. In the male, ; 

 the crown of the head and all the upper surfaced 

 is of bronzy green, except the forehead, on which) 

 is a narrow mark of deep fiery red ; throat deep 

 fiery red, bounded below by a broad crescent-j 

 shaped mark of buff, which colour, but of a 

 somewhat deeper tint, pervades the whole of the! 

 abdomen ; but the flanks are washed with green ; j 

 under tail-coverts greyish buff; wings purplish \ 

 brown; the two middle tail feathers bronzy j 

 green; the remainder bronzy brown; the two;! 

 outer ones on each side being obscurely tipped I 

 with white ; tarsi dark brown ; bill blackish i 

 brown. 



Length, 3| inches ; bill, | ; tail, If. 



Locality : the Cordilleras of Venezuela, and 

 New Granada. In Gould's cabinet. 



Heliangelus strophianus, Gould. In this 

 lovely species, a luminous spot of green orna- 

 ments the forehead immediately above the bill ; 

 the rest of the head, all the upper surface and 

 the abdomen are dull green ; the throat is of a 

 rich violet blue, separated from the green of the 

 abdomen by a broad semi-lunar band of white : 

 all the tail feathers are black ; the wings blackish 



