The Hamming Bird. 77 



50. Heliaxgelus clariss.e, Long. Rev. Zool., 1841, p. 306. 



Bogota, Columbia. 



51. Heliaxgelus mavors, Gould. P. Z. S. f 1848, p. 12. 



Postachuela, Columbia. 



52. Heliangelus rotschildi, n. sp. 



Bogota, Columbia. 



Male. — Upperside, including tail, lustrous purple, with a 

 brillant spot on forehead. Outermost rectrices slightly tipped 

 with grayish-buff. Throat luminous coppery-gold with reddish 

 reflexions, sides of throat silky-black. Upper part of breast gray- 

 ish-buff. Lower part of breast and abdomen dark gray washed 

 with bronzy-green. Sides of breast and flanks purple. Under- 

 tail-coverts buffy- Avhite with a greenish line in centre of each 

 feather. A white spot behind the eye. Underside of tail shining 

 bluish-purple. Wings purplish- brown. Bill and feet black. 



Total length, 3 | in. Wings, 2 i Tail, 1 1. Culmen, jf. 



Female. — Unknown. 



This magnificent species is quite distinct from all the others 

 by its general purple colour, and the peculiar colour of its 

 throat. 



I have great pleasure to dedicate it to the Hon. Lionel Wal- 

 ter de Rothschild, who, duringthe last few years, reg-ardless of 

 time and expenses, has formed at Trixg a very fine Zoological 

 Museum, which he intends to open to the public in a few days. 

 I hope that many other wealthy persons will follow such a 

 good and philanthropic example. 



53. Agl.eactis cupripexxis, Bourc. and. Muls. Ann. Soc. 



Agr., Lyon, 1848, t. VI, p. 46. 



Bogota, Columbia. 



54. Oreopyra leugaspis, Gould. Mon. Troch., vol. IV, 



p. 264. 



Veragua, Columbia. 



55. Oreopyra calol.ema, Salv. P. Z. S., 1864, p. 584. 



Veragua, Columbia. 



56. Panterpe ixsigxis, Cab and Hein. Mus. Hein., 1860. 



t. Ill, p. 43. 



Volcan de Chiriqui, Columbia. 



57. Clytol.ema rubixoides, Bourc. and Muls. Ann. Soc. 



Agr., Lyon, 1846, p. 322. 



Bogota, Columbia. 



58*. Clytol.ema ceryixigularis, Salv. Ann. and Mag. Xat. 

 Hist., 1891, p. 377. 



Columbia ? 



