230 Genera of H u pruning Birds. 



Female. — ? Upperside like the male with very minute white 

 tips on lateral rectrices. Throat black with metallic 

 amethystine-lilac feathers in the centre, rest like the male. 



Total length, 3fin. Wing, 2\. Tail, ij. Culmen, f. 



I think that the specimens described by all the authors as 

 females with the throat black with mottled brown are only 

 young ; because I have lately received authentic females from 

 the two species, H. spencei and H. 7navors with the colours 

 exactly disposed as in these species. It is abundant in Colom- 

 bia. It was dedicated by Mr. de Longuemare, to Mrs. 

 Clarisse Parzudaki. 



326. Heliangelus henrici, Boucard, H. Bird, 1891, vol. i., 



p. 26. 

 Whit el y s Sun Angel. 



I' Héliangèle de Whit el y. 

 Habitat. — Ecuador. 



Male. — Spot on forehead luminous dark-green. Upper- 

 side, including tail-coverts golden-green. Median rectrices 

 bronzy-green as in //. C/^r/j'j-rt'é'. Laterals bluish-black. Chin, 

 lores, and sides of neck very dark green, almost black in 

 certain lights. Throat metallic amethystine-red, with purple 

 reflections, surrounded with a narrow band of dark-green, 

 beneath which, is a wide pure white band crossing all the 

 breast. Abdomen and flanks shining green. Undertail- 

 coverts pale golden-green edged with white. Wings purplish- 

 brown. Bill black. 



Total length, \^\Vi. Wing, 2\. Tail, i^. Culmen, \. 



Female. — Unknown. 



Type of species in my Collection. 



This species comes between H. clarissae and strophianus. 



327. Heliangelus strophianus, Gould, P.Z.S., 1846, p. 45. 



Mellisuga strophianus, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i-, p. 112. 



Anactoria strophania,^ç\c\\, Aufz dcr Colib, 1853, p. 12. 



Gorgeted Sun Angel, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iv., p. 243. 



r Héliangèle à rectrices d^ un bleu-noir, Muls, Hist. Nat. 

 Ois. Mou., 1876, t. iii., p. 87. 



Habitat. — Ecuador. 



