EUGENES SPECTABILIS. 



Costa Rica Huaiming^-bird. 



Heliomaster spectahilis, Lawrence, Ann. Lye. New York, viii. p. 472 (1867). 

 Trochllus spectabilis, Gray, Hand-list of Birds, i. p. 137, no. 1750 (1869). 

 Eugefies spectabilis, Mulsant, Hist. Nat. Oiseaux-Mouches, ii. p. 215 (1876). — Boucard, Proc, 

 Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 68.— Elliot, Synopsis of the Huniming-Birds, p. 61 (1878). 



Two species of the genus Eugenes are known — one, E. fulgem, being found in Texas and Mexico, and 

 as far south as Guatemala, while the second species, E. spectabilis, replaces it in Costa Rica. The latter 

 differs from E. falgeus in having the breast dark green instead of black, and the lateral tail-feathers 

 bronzy brown instead of broirzy green. 



The following full description is copied from Mr. Elliot's work : — 



''Male, Forehead dull green. Top of head and occiput brilliant dark violet. Upper parts dark grass- 

 green, the back appearing black in certain lights. Wings purple. Throat metallic dark green, bluish 

 in some lights. Underparts dark grass-green, the breast never a|)pearing black in any light. Under 

 tail-coverts green, tipped with buff Median rectrices dark bronze-green, the remainder bronze-green, 

 graduating into blackish brown and edged with white on the tips. Bill black. Total length 5f inches, 

 wing 3, tail 1|, tarsus H. 



'' You7ig {} Female^. Crown dull brown. Entire underparts dull greyish brown, with an ochreous 

 tinge. Flanks dull green, with white pleural spot. Lateral rectrices green at base, a subterminal black 

 bar and the tips greyish white." 



The figures in the Plate represent two males and a female, of the natural size. 



[R. B. S.] 



