DELATTRE'S COQUETTE 



Male. Forehead and crown bright metallic 

 blue; remainder of top of head and hindneck 

 dark bronze; remaining upper parts bronzy 

 green, the rump with long narrow white patch, 

 the tail tipped with white on outer feathers; a 

 conspicuous white streak through cheeks; chin 

 dull black; throat metallic magenta; sides of neck 

 and Abreast brownish gray fading to white on 

 abdomen, sides and flanks; a conspicuous patch 

 of white between flanks and rump. 



Female. Resembling male but forehead and 

 crown dull metallic green and less metallic mag- 

 enta on throat. 



Bill long and straight, the outer tail feathers 

 tipped with white, tail slightly forked. 



20. Lophornis delattrei (Lesson) 

 Delattre's Coquette 



Length 67 mm. (2.60 in.); tail 20 mm. (0.80 

 in.). 



Male. Top of head including a bushy crest 

 of long, rigid, pointed feathers, cinnamon rufous; 

 remaining upper parts metallic bronze green, a 



FIG. 31. Lophornis delattrei 

 (Male Nat. Size) 



I 9 6 



