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«*. Bill varied, but never much 

 curved; nasal covers and inter- 

 ramal space more feathered ; 

 shafts of the outer primaries 

 normal ; plumage ^\^th glittering 

 patches. 

 A'. Bill long. [p. 300. 



c^. Bill slightlv curved 7.3. Sterxoci.yta, 



(P. Bill straight. 



a'. Tail rounded ; lateral rec- 



trices largely white .... 74. Urochroa, p. 801. 

 i'. Tail forked, nearly' uniform. 75. Eugenes, p. 302. 

 j\ Bill short. 



tf". Bill slightly curved ; lateral 



rectrices tipped with white . 7<'). CcEf.iGENA, p. 304. 

 /'^ Bill nearly straiglit ; tail 

 nearly uniform, 

 c^. Tail rounded ; throat not 

 ruby-red ; a long post- 

 ocuiar stripe. 



a'. Crown glittering 77. Oreopyra, p. 30o. 



b^. Crown uniform with the 



back 78. Delattria, p. 308. 



<r. Tail slightly forked ; throat 

 glittering ruby-red. 

 c". Bill longer ; breast glit- 

 tering green 79. Clytol.s:ma,p. 311. 



d". Bill shorter; breast gl it- [p. 314. 



tering blue SO. Lamproljema, 



/*. Bill very varied, straight, or mo- 

 derately curved ; nasal covers 

 completely concealed ; shafts of 

 the outer primaries normal. 

 /. Feet feeble. 



ff^. Tail normal, either rounded 

 or forked ; none of the rec- 

 trices developed out of order. 

 e'. Bill stout, nearly straight. 

 c'. Bill nearly straight ; tail 

 moderate. 



a" Bill very long 81. Docimastes, p. 315. 



li\ Bill moderate. 



rt^". Tail Linger, deeply 

 forked ; rectrices 



narrow 82. Eugenia, p. 316. 



6'°. Tail moderate : rec- 

 trices normal, 

 a'^ Gular spot ab- 

 sent or glittering 

 purple or liery 

 greenish orange. 

 «'-. Under surface 

 green ; throat 

 glittering; tail 



more forked . 83. IIeliodoxa, p. 317. 

 //-. Abdomen black 

 or bronze ; 

 chin black ; 



tail less fnrked 84. 1ol.^;ma, p. 321. 

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