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(?) [Trochilus] cristatellus Lataam, Index Orn., Suppl., 1801, p. xxxix (no locality 
given; based on Gilt-crested Hummingbird Latham, Synopsis, Suppl., ii, 172). 
(2) Trochilus cristatellus VrnrttoT, Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat., vii, 1817, 352. 
Orthorhynchus chlorolophus BONAPARTE, Consp. Av., i, 1850, 83 (Martinique).— 
AUDEBERT and VrerLLot, Ois. Dorés, i, 1801, 91-93, pls. 47, 48 (Martinique). 
Trochilus cristatus (not of Linneus) VizrtuoT, Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat., vii, 
1817, 365, pl. B. 19, fig. 3 (“Cayenne;”’ Martinique; Guadeloupe). 
T[rochilus] cristatus Viz1tLotT, Tabl. Enc. Méth., ii, 1822, 565. 
Ornismya cristata Lesson, Les Trochilidées, 1831, 153, pl. 58 (Martinique); Index 
Gen. et Synop. Troch., 1832, p. xxx (“Trinidad;”’ Martinique). 
Bellona cristata Exutot, Classif. and Synop. Troch., 1879, 178, part (Martinique; 
Santa Lucia).—Cory, Ibis, 1886, 474 (Desirade; Marie Galante), 475 (Grand 
Terre); Auk, iv, 1887, 96 (Martinique).—ScuaTer, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 
1889, 395 (Santa Lucia).—Ripeway, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., xii, 1890, 130 
(Santa Lucia). 
Orthorhynchus ornatus (not of Gould) SctatER, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1871, 272 
(Santa Lucia; crit.)—Srmprr, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1872, 651 (Santa 
Lucia; habits). 
ORTHORHYNCUS EXILIS ORNATUS (Gould). 
ST. VINCENT BLUE-CREST. 
Similar to O. e. exilis, but terminal portion of crest extensively 
and abruptly blue; similar also to O. cristatus, but adult male with 
blue of crest much more restricted, and greenish blue instead of 
violet-blue. 
Adult male.—Forehead and whole crown very bright metallic 
green or golden, passing into more bluish green posteriorly, the 
longer feathers of the crest bright metallic blue or greenish blue; 
hindneck and sides of head behind eyes and beneath crest dark 
metallic green, appearing nearly black when viewed from in front; 
back, scapulars, wing-coverts, rump, and upper tail-coverts metallic 
bronze-green or greenish bronze; tail black, glossed with purplish 
bronze; remiges dusky, faintly glossed with purplish; loral, subor- 
bital, and auricular regions and under parts of body (including under 
tail-coverts) sooty blackish (the sides of breast faintly glossed with 
green), fading into sooty gray on chin and throat; femoral tufts 
whitish; bill dull black or dusky; iris dark brown; feet grayish 
brown or dusky; length (skins), 77-93 (83); wing, 47-51 (48.1); tail, 
26.5-31 (28.9); exposed culmen, 9-11 (10.2).¢ 
Adult female-—Above metallic bronze-green or greenish bronze, 
including middle rectrices; other rectrices blackish or purplish black 
terminally or subterminally, the two or three outer ones (on each 
side) rather broadly tipped with light brownish gray and with basal 
portion rather dull metallic greenish or bronzy, the one next to 
middle pair with greenish or bronzy at base more extended; remiges 
dusky, faintly glossed with violaceous; under parts deep sooty gray, 
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