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rectrices obsolete, lateral loDg 

 and curved, aud ending in a 



large spatule 99. Loddigesia, p. 355. 



d'". Culmen less feathered ; a long [p. 356. 



crest composed of a few feathers . . 100. Cephalolepis, 

 e'". Culmen as in Cephalole^ns, but no 

 crest. 

 J*. Bill small and short ; crown green 



like the back 101. Abeillia, p. 3o8. 



j^. Bill longer ; crown glittering blue 



like the throat 102. Klais, p. 359. 



V . Tibiae enveloped in downy feathers, 

 c". Larger; tail forked, but without ter- 

 minal spatules. 

 /"'. Tail more or less deeply forked ; 



under wing-coverts dark 103. Eriocnemis, p. 360. 



g'". Tail less forked ; under wing- 

 coverts cinnamon 104. Panoplites, p. 372. 



d" . Smaller; tail very deeply forked and 



lateral rectrices ending with spatules. 105. Spathuba, p. 375. 

 b. Size generally smaller; tail usually ab- 

 normal, seldom regularly rounded or 

 slightly forked, but very varied in form, 

 the rectrices often very narrow, the outer 

 pair sometimes ending in a spatule ; throat 

 usually glittering red, sometimes violet or 

 green or very pale green, sometimes plain ; 

 head crested or plain ; neck sometimes 

 adorned with lateral plumes ; head some- 

 times with elongated glittering super- 

 ciliary tufts ; back uniform, or with a 

 transverse whitish or rufous band across 

 the rump. 

 c' . Tail very varied, not regularly cuneate 

 or spatuled ; throat usually glittering 

 red, sometimes violet or pale green, 

 with a violet border, sometimes plain ; 

 rump like the back (except i?/«o(fo/)2s). 

 e" . Tail deeply and regularly forked ; the 

 outermost primary not shorter than 

 any of the others, the median much 

 the shortest ; none of the rectrices 

 filiform. 

 h'" . Size larger; rump cinnamon; bill 



long and curved 106. Rhodopts, p. 379. 



t'". Size smaller; rump shining green 

 like the back. 

 k'^. Tail long and forked, not trans- 

 versely banded ; bill long and 



curved ; throat reddish violet , . 107. Doriciia, p. 380. 

 I*. Tail long and forked ; lateral 

 rectrices tipped and banded with 



white 108. Tn.MATrnA, p. 38.5. 



m*. Tail shorter ; rectrices wider ; 

 lateral rectrices pointed, but not 

 filiform. 



l\ Throat ruby-rod 109. CALLiPHi,ox.p.386. 



m'. Throat glittering green. [p. ;>S8. 



A". Lat^rnl rectricas straight . . 110. S:\rARAonorHRYSis, 

 /'. l^ater;il rectrices curved in- [p. .'iSO. 



wards 111. PTontoPTERA, 



