MARS SUN-ANGEL. 



genus, similarly coloured, having 



been discovered up to the present 



time. The throat vies with the 



radiant topaz, while the band on the 



forehead rivals in brilliancy the 



frontlet of every other species. The 



male bird has a fiery red mark on 



its forehead, and the crown of the 



head and upper surface of the body are 



bronzed green. The throat is ornamented 



with a gorget of deep fiery red, and below 



it is a crescent-shaped band of light buff, 



while the under part is of a deeper buff, 



changing to green at the sides. The tail 



is of a bronzed brown, with the two centre 



feathers of bronzed green. The female is 



destitute of the red mark on the throat and 



forehead." 



