OXYPOGON STUEBELI, Meyer, 



Stiibel^s Helmet-crest, 



Oxypogon stubelii, Meyer, in Madarasz, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. i. p. 204 (1884). 



This species has been described by Dr. A. B. Meyer, who has kindly sent us a translation of his original 

 article: — 



" A female specimen obtained at the * Mina de Azufre,' on the volcano of Tolima, in Northern Colombia, at 

 a height of 4000 metres. The type is in bad condition, nevertheless it can be certified that it belongs to an 

 unknown species. Of the genus O.vi/pogon, 0. lindeni (Parz.) is known from Venezuela, and 0. guerini 

 (Boiss.) from Colombia ; but in both these species the tail is quite differently marked and coloured. 



" Upper surface, as far as it can be recognized, bronzy brown ; neck, sides of neck, entire under surface, and 

 under tail-coverts brownish cream-colour ; wings, especially towards their distal end, with a vivid purple 

 tinge; the two middle tail-feathers, as well as the upper tail-coverts, bronzy green, the latter rather 

 darker; the three next tail-feathers more or less coppery red, each one with a broad cream-coloured shaft- 

 stripe, which does not reach to the distal end, the latter being lighter. The outermost tail-feather cream- 

 coloured, except a coppery patch along the inner web, leaving a terminal spot free. This marking 

 of the tail is the best specific character. No doubt the male will also diflfer essentially from the males of 

 the other known species. 



"Bill black, very slender and hardly larger than that of Rhamphomicron microrhynchm (Boiss.), which is 

 known to possess the smallest bill of all Humming-birds. It is 0'3 inch long; wing 2"15, the middle tail- 

 feathers 1*65, the penultimate and longest feather TO. 



"I have named this species in honour of Dr. Alphons Stiibel, of Dresden, the first collector in this part 

 of the globe." 



[R. B. S.] 



