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MuLSANT and Verreaux, Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouch., ii, livr. 1, 1875, 22; iv, 

 livr. 2, 1877, 103, pi. 108 (Castillo and Calov^vora, Panama).— Elliot, 

 Classif. and Synop. Troch., 1879, 110. — Sharpe, Suppl. Gould's Mon. Troch., 

 1883, 31. — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, ii, 1892, 356, part, 

 pi. 56, fig. 1 (Castillo and Calov6vora). — Boucard, The Hum. Bird, ii, 1892, 

 73 (Verdgua); Gen. Hum. Birds, ii, 1892, 9 (Volcdn de Chiriqui). 



[Selasphorus] ardens Sclater and Salvin, Nom. Av. Neotr., 1873, 84.^ — Mul- 

 SANT, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n. p., xxii, 1876, 227. — Sharpe, Hand-list, ii, 

 1900, 141. 



S[elasphorus] ardens Ridoway, Rep. U. S. Nat. Mus. for 1890 (1891), 341, part 

 (Vcragua). — Hartert, Das Tierreich, Troch., 1900, 20G, part (Venigua). 



SELASPHORUS SIMONI Carriker. 



SIMON'S HUMMING BIRD. 



Similar to S. ardens but smaller, especially the bill; adult male 

 with middle rectrices much less broadly edged with cinnamon-rufous, 

 inner webs of lateral rectrices without distinct (if any) cinnamon- 

 rufous edging, under tail-coverts more strongly rufescent, and color 

 of throat slightly more purplish (less reddish); adult female with 

 much less rufous on tail (the outermost rectrix purplish black for 

 much the greater part), no rufous on upper tail-coverts nor sides of 

 head, sides less clear (more brownish) cinnamon-rufous, throat less 

 tinged with rufous-buff, and under tail-coverts deeper rufous-buff. 



Adult male. — Above deep metallic green, slightly darker on pileum, 

 slightly more bronzy on rump and upper tail-coverts; tail bronzy 

 purplisli black or dark bronzy purple, the middle pair of rectrices 

 narrowly edged (except terminally) on both sides with cinnamon- 

 rufous, and usually with inner web partly dark metallic green; next 

 pair also edged with cinnamon-rufous, at least on outer web; outer- 

 most pair usually with a small subterminal spot of cinnamon-rufous 

 on edge of inner web; remiges dusky, faintly glossed with violaceous; 

 chin and tliroat (gorgot) bright (but not brilliant) metallic reddish 

 purple (nearest pomegranate purple), the feathers dusky grayish at 

 base and crossed in middle portion by a broad bar (concealed) of pale 

 cinnamon-buff; chest dull white anteriorly, passing into grayish 

 cinnamon-buffy posteriorly; sides and flanks metallic bronze-green, 

 suffused (especially on flanks) with rusty, passing into pale buffy 

 grayish on median portion of breast and abdomen ; under tail-coverts 

 light cinnamon-rufous (deepest toward anal region) ; femoral and 

 lumbar tufts white or buffy white; bill dull blackish, the mandible 

 more brownish basally; iris dark brown; feet dusky; length (skins), 

 66-73 (71); wing, 37-40 (38.4); tail, 26.5-28.5 (27.7); exposed 

 culmen, 10-11.5 (10.5).« 



Adult female. — Above bright metallic bronze-green or greenish 

 bronze, including upper tail-coverts; middle rectrices similar, but 



o Ten specimen?, 



