228 Genera of Humming Birds. 



The type of this rare species is in the Museum of New 

 York.— '* Ex Coll. Elliot." 



I possess a line male of this species, from which my 

 description was made. 



323. Heliotrvpha SPECIOSA, Salv., Ann. and Mag., Nat. 



History, i8gi, p. 376. 



Olive-green throated Star-fontlet. 



la Nodalie à ^orcre d'un vert-olive. 



Habitat. — Colombia. 



Male. — Very similar to //• baralli, but with a longer bill, 

 and the throat of a more glittering olive-green without the 

 leaden or silvery hue of that species, the feathers of the 

 breast are rather more conspicuously white at the base, but 

 this character is also seen in H . barrali. 



Total length, 5in. Wing, 2-5. Tail, central rectrices, 1-45; 

 lateral, 1-6. Bill, i. 



Type, Ex. Coll. Salvin and Godman, in the British Museum. 



324. Heliotrvpha simoni ; Boucard, Humming Bird, 1892, 



vol. ii., p. 76. 



Si?no?i^s Star Frontlet. 



la Nodalie de Simon. 



Habitat. — Colombia. 



Male. — Spot on forehead liminous golden-green. Upper- 

 side shining green with bronze reflections. Median rectrices 

 bronze-green, lateral and outermost ones steel-blue. Throat 

 luminous pale golden -green, very brilliant, sides of throat very 

 dark green, appearing almost black. Breast, abdomen, and 

 flanks shining green. Undertail-covets gray w-ith green tips. 

 Wings bluish-purple. Bill black. 



Total length, 4fin. ^^'ing, 2|-. Tail, 2. Culmen, f. 



Female. — Unknown. It is closely allied to H. speciosa, 

 Salv; but the colour of the throat is distinct. It is a good 

 species if H. speciosa, is considered as distinct from H. 

 barrali, if not, the two must be considered as varieties of 

 //. barrali. 



Type in Boucard's Museum. 



