LOPHURNIS. 



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Lopliornis ornatus. 



Fig. 90. — To show the occipital crest, the tufts on the sides of 



the face, and the rounded and emarginated tail. 



288. Lophornis ornatus. 

 Tufted Coquette. 



TrocTiilus ornatus Bodd. Tabl. PI. Enl. p. 39, 1783 (Cayenne) ; Cab. in 



Schomb. Eeis. Gruian. iii. p. 705, ISiS. 

 Lopliornis ornatus Salvin, Ibis, 1885, p. 433 (Eoraima) ; id. Cat. B. 



Brit. Mus. xvi. p. 420, 1892 (Carimang Eiver) ; Brabourne & Chubb, 



B. S. Amer. i. p. 146, no. 1432, 1912. 



Adult male. Back, upper wing-coverts, and abdomen bronze- 

 green, somewhat duller on the last; occipital crest pale chestnut; 

 fore part of head, sides of face, and throat bright glittering green ; 

 a tuft of feathers on each side of hinder face white tipped with 

 green ; under tail-coverts edged with dark chestnut ; a line of 

 white across the lower back ; tail-feathers deep chestnut edged 

 with dark brown ; upper tail-coverfcs dusk3' brown ; flight-quills 

 brown. 



Total length GO mm., culmen 7, wing 38, tail 30. 



Immature male. Differs from adult male in having thn tufts on 

 the sides of the hinder face much les.s developed. jukI in being 

 pale cinnamon in colour with green spots. 



Adult female. Differs entirely from the adult niab' in tin; 

 aV)sence of the crest on the head and tufts on sides of the liimh-r 

 face, also in liavinir the onliro under surface cinnamon. 



