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I'lib^'-red ; tlie lateral feathers 



elongated. 



«'. Rectrices narrower ; tail more 



deeply forked ; under surface 



glittering bluej bill slightly 



curved 27. Heliomasteb, p. 119. 



b\ Rectrices wider ; tail less 

 forked ; under surface dark 

 shining green, with a median 



white line 28. Lepidolarynx, 



h\ Rectrices much wider; bill [p. 120. 



slightly upturned ; a small 



glittering gular patch. 



c\ Lower back, abdomen, and 



tail cinnamon ; tail more 



forked; crown very bright, 



glittering green, red and blue. 21). Diphlog^na, p. 121. 

 d^. Lower back and abdomen 

 glittering, of varied hues ; 

 tail shiny and less forked ; 

 crown black, a glittering- 

 frontal patch 30. IIelianthea, p. 123. 



b'" . Sexes similar. 



c*. Tail short ; a transverse pectoral 

 band, white or cinnamon, 

 e'. Lateral rectrices white at the 



base ; no gular spot 31. Bourcieria, p. 128. 



f\ Rectrices wholly dark, with- 

 out white bases; a purple 



gular spot 32, Eudosia, p. 132. 



d*. Tail longer, more forked, and of 

 uniform colour ; throat plain, 

 or with a white patch on either 



side of the neck 33. Lajipropygia, p. 1.32. 



b''. Bill short, nearly straight, or slightly 

 decurved. 

 c'". Tail very long, and deeply and 

 regularly forked, 

 e'. Rectrices wide. 

 ^'. Bill short and straight. 



«". Rectrices very briUiaut glit- 

 tering blue or gTeen 34. Cyanolesbia, p. 136. 



h'\ Rectrices very wide, deep 



vinous-crimson 35. Zodalia, p. 111. 



/«'. Bill longer, slightly decurved. 

 c^. Rectrices glittering golden 



red, with black tips 36. Sappho, p. 142. 



d^. Rectrices dark steel-blue . . 37. Neolesbia, p. 145. 



/^ Rectrices narrow 38. Le.sbia, p. 146. 



d'". Tail short, rounded, or slightly 

 forked. 

 f/'-. Rectrices wide, of bright shining 

 metallic hues ; crown not glit- 

 tering 39. IVIetallura, p. 150. 



A'. Rectrices narrower, not espe- 

 cially bright ; crown glittering 



ruby-red 40. Eustephanus, p. 156. 



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