34 Genera of Humming Birds. 



48. Lophornis Helena, Delattre, Echo du Monde savant, 1843, 



p. 1068. 



Mellisuga helenœ, Gray, Gen. of Birds, vol. i., p. 133. 



Paphiosa helence, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou. 1876, vol. iii., 

 p. 205. 



Princess Helena's Coquette, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iii., 

 p. 123. 



La Paphosie d'Hélène, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou. 1876, 

 vol. iii., p. 205. 



Habitat. — Mexico, Guatemala. 



Male. — Top of head and crest dark metallic green. In the 

 middle of the occiput, six long slender greenish-black feathers, 

 forming a crest extending as far back as the rump. Upperside 

 golden-green. Eump bronzy -brown, crossed by a white line, 

 sometimes slightly rufous. Throat metallic golden-green, 

 surrounded by long shining bluish-black feathers. On each 

 side of the neck a few elongated buff feathers. Breast golden- 

 green. Flanks and abdomen pure white, each feather with a 

 golden spot on tip. Undertail-coverts dark rufous. Median 

 rectrices green, rufous at base, lateral deep rufous, margined 

 with brown. Bill flesh color with black tips. 



Total length, 2± in. Wing, 1±. Tail, 1-J-. Culmen, f . 



Female. — Upperside golden-green. Rump black, crossed 

 above with a white line. Wing, purple-black. Throat rufous- 

 white with small brown-golden spots. Breast golden. Abdomen 

 and flanks white with golden spots. Median rectrices, grayish- 

 green, then black with a rufous spot at tip, lateral deep rufous, 

 black in the middle. 



This beautiful species was discovered at Jalapa, Mexico, in 

 1843, by the well known naturalist, Mr. Delattre. It was 

 dedicated by him to Princess Hélène d'Orléans. 



I have found this species at Tospam, near Cordoba, Mexico, 

 and at Sante Comapam, near San Andres Tuxtla, department 

 of Vera Cruz, "Mexico." It is a very rare species. All the 

 specimens which I have from Guatemala were procured near 

 Coban, Alta Vera Paz. 



49. Lophornis adorabilis, Salv., P.Z.S., 1870, p. 207. 



Dialia adorabilis, Muls. Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, vol. iii., 

 p. 208. 



Salvin's Coquette, Gould. Mon. Troch. Suppl., 1886, p. 49. 



