Heliothrix auritus major Lönnberg, in Lönnberg & Rendahl : Arkiv f. Zool., Band 14, No. 25, 11th. May 1922, p. 61.= Heliothryx aurita aurita J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Holotype ? : Male ad., Pisagua, near Babahoyo, 500-1500 feet, Tropical Zone, Western Ecuador. 8. VIII. 1888. L. Söderström leg. No. 87. - Measurements of type : wing : 70 mm.; tail : 47 mm.; culmen : 18 mm.; tarsus : 4 mm.Click on the picture for enlargement.