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 132. Lophornis magnificus (Vieill.). 



Trochiliis magnificus* Vieillot, Nuiw. Dirt. vii. p. 367. deacr. ,} ad. (1817. — "au Br^sil," so. 

 "k Soumidorio, i quelques millcs de la rivifere Paraiba," cf. Vieillot, Lc. xxiii. 1818. p. 4"28) 



No. 1749. (J ad., Faz. E.speranca, Kio Urnlin, January 1907. — Wing 4U : 

 tail 27; bill lU mm. 



In size and coloration identical with examples from S. Panlo (Victoria) and 

 Rio de Janeiro. 



VA'i. Nannochordeiles pusillus pusillus (GonM). 



Chonleiles? pusilhis Gould, P. Z. .S. Luiul. 1801. p. 182 (-'supposed to be Bahia '' — the type is 



a skin of the well-known Bahia-make). 

 Owrdeiles brasiliaiiiix (nee Gmelin) Pelzeln, Zur Orn. Bras. i. 1867. p. 14 (part. : Gojaz, Puritis, 



Sangrador, Corcando). 



No. 2147. c? ad., Rio Thesonras, May 1906.— Wing 133^ ; tail 77 mm. 

 This specimen agrees in dimensions and colour with others from Brazil. Tlie 

 examination of a large series revealed the fact that northern examples difier 



constantly by their smaller size, particularly shorter tail. Thus we have two 

 forms : 



(a) S. pusillus pusillus (Gould). 



Ilab. Interior of Brazil from Piauby south to Northern S. Paulo. Piauhy : 

 Nazara on the Rio Parnabyba (Reiser). Bahia : (Bahia trade-skin — type — in the 

 Brit. Mus.), Alagoinhas (Reiser). Goyaz : Gity of Goyaz (Natterer), Rio Thesouras 

 (Baer). Mattogrosso : Sangrador, Corcando (Natterer), Chapada (Smith), rnyah.-'i 

 (Behn — Mns. Berlin). Northern S. Panlo : Nos Puritis (Natterer). 



Measurements : 



55. One from Bahia (type of N. pusillus Gould).— [Wing and tail moulting.] 

 One c? jr. from Pianby. — Wing 131 ; tail 74 mm. 



One from Cnyaba. — Wing 140 ; tail 75 mm. 

 One from Sangrador. — Wiug 136 ; tail 72 mm. 

 One from Goyaz. — Wing 133^ ; tail 77 mm. 

 ? ?. One from Bahia.— Wing 128 ; tail 73 mm. 



Two from Pianby. -Wing 129, 130 ; tail 71, 72 mm. 



Two from Mattogrosso. — AVing 132, 133^ ; tail 70, 74 mm. 



One from S. Paulo (Nos Puritis). — "Wing 134 ; tail 74 mm. 



(//) N. pusillus septentriojmlis n. subsp. 



Ilab. Northern Brazil : Forte do Rio Branco (Natterer). British Guiana : 

 Aunai (Wbitely). Venezuela : Maipures on the Orinoco (Cherrie). 



Type of subspecies in the Tring Museum : 3 ad., Maipures, January 22, 1899. 

 Collected by G. K. Cherrie. No. 11714. 



Both sexes differ from the typical form by their smaller size. 



Measurements : 



56. One adult 6 from Maipures {type of subspecies). — Wing 127 ; tail 



69 mm. 



* Both Salvin and Hartert quote " T. mai/tti/icus Auileb. et Vieill., Ois. Dor. i. tab. 8." This is a 

 mistake, for the name is not to be found in the work referred to. Moreover, Vieillot {I.e. p. 3G7) .says : 

 " T. magmticuii Vieill. pa pas encore fit ilicrit." 



