256 trochilt. 



Section C. TEOCHILI L^VIROSTRES. 



Sheath of both maxilla and mandible smooth to the end of the tomia, 

 not serrate. (For Sec. A, see p. 29 ; Sec. B, sec p. 114.) 



a. Size generally larger; tail normal (with 

 hardly an exception — but see Loddiyesia), 

 forked, rounded, or cuneate ; rectrices as 

 a rule wide ; throat hardly ever glittering 

 red (but see Ch/tokcma, Lamprohema, and 

 Lamjyraster) ; head seldom crested (but 

 when so adorned, the tail is normally 

 forked or rounded, except Loddigesia) ; 

 no lateral cen-ical plumes ; no elon- 

 gated superciliary plumes ; back uniform, 

 without light transverse bar (except in 

 Patctffona) ; lower back sometimes glit- 

 tering when viewed from behind; tibiae 

 sometimes enveloped in down. 

 a'. Tibise partially feathered, but not en- 

 veloped in down. 

 a". Size vai-ied, but not small ; tail varied, 

 cuneate, rounded, or forked, some- 

 times deeply. 

 a'". Lower back not glittering when 

 viewed from behind, 

 a*. Bill curved to the third of a 

 circle ; tail rounded ; rectrices 

 pointed; nasal covers exposed; 

 no glittering plumage ; shafts of 



the outer primaries normal .... 64. Eutoxeees, p. 261. 

 hK Bill long, more or less arched ; 

 nasal covers partially exposed ; 

 tail rounded or cuneate, or vsdth 

 the median rectrices elongated. 



a'\ Tail rounded 65. Thbenetes, p. 263. 



b'\ Larger; tail cuneate, the cen- [p. 267. 



tral rectrices elongated 66. Phaethoenis, 



c'\ SmaUer ; tail cuneate ; central 



rectrices not prominent 67. Pygmoenis, p. 280. 



c*. Bill moderate, ciu-ved; nasal covers 

 partly exposed ; shafts of the 

 outer primaries swollen, outer 

 web obhterated at the enlarge- 

 ment. _ 

 d'. Three outer primaries with 



swollen shafts. [p. 286. 



a". Tail cuneate 68. Sphenopeoctus, 



h''. Tail rounded 69. CAJEPyLOPTEEUS, 



e\ Two outer primaries with swol- [p. 288. 



len shafts 70. Eupetomena, 



dK Bill nearly straight ; nasal covers [p. 295. 



more exposed ; interramal space 

 less feathered ; shafts of the 

 outer primaries noimal ; plu- 

 mage sometimes with glittering 

 feathers. [p. 297. 



/"'. Tail unif )rm 71. Aphantocheoa, 



ff^. Tailvrith lateral rectriees tipped 



with white 72. Ph^ocheoa, p. 299. 



