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SYNOPSIS OF THE H U M M I N G-B I U P S. 



Hah. Costa Puca, Vcragiia, Columbia. 



Precisely like the P. gui/i, but the upper tail coverts and base of tail are blue 

 instead of green. Dimensions the same. 



6. Phaethornis augusti. 



Trochilus augusti, Boueo., Ann. Sc. Pliys. etc., Lyon (1847), vol. i, p. C23. 



PhcEthornis augustce, Box., Consp. Gen. Av., vol. i, p. 68. 



PhwtJiorm's augusti, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 14 (18,")3). — Id., Trocli. Ennm., p. 12 (18,o.o).— Gould, Mon. 



Troch., vol. i, pi. 29. — Bon., Kev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 249. — Gould, lutr. Troch., octa,vo ed., p. 45 



(18G1).— Wtatt., Ibi.s (1871), p. 37G.— Salv. and Elliot, Ibis (1873), p. 10. 

 Phcctorm's aujusta, Gkay, Gen. B., vol. i, p. 104. — MuLS., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, i, p. 75. 



Ilah. Venezuela, Columbia (Wyatt). 



Top of liead dark brown; back grayish-bronze; upper tail coverts shining green 

 in the centre of tlie feathers, broadly margined with red, this being the predominant 

 color of this part of the body. Line above and behind the eye and one beneath, 

 wliite. Under parts ashy-gray, feathers of the throat lighter and with a central 

 mark of dark brown. Tail bronzy at base, succeeded by a black bar and tipped 

 Avith white. Central feathers bronze graduating into white, which latter hue occu- 

 pies fully a third of the feathers. Median pair longest, the rcctrices on either side 

 longer than the others, but not quite so elongated as the middle pair. ^laxilla 

 black, mandible flesh-color, tip black. Total length, C^ in. Wing '2_{ in. 'J'ail 3| in. 

 Culmen, l.j in. 



7. Phaethornis pretrii. 



Trochilus prctrii, Less, et DeLattr., Ecv. Zool. (1839), p. 20. 



Trochilus superciliosus, Max., Beitr., vol. iv (1832), p. IIC. 



Phaethornis pretrii. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 104, t. 35, sp. 16. — Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. i, pi. 28. — Reich., 



Aufz. der Colib., p. 14 (1853).— Id., Troch. Enum., p. 12 (1855).— Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 



249.— Salv. and Elliot, Ibis (1873), p. 11. 

 Phcetornis 2)retrei, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., vol. i, p. 68 (1850). — McLS., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, i, p. 72. 

 Phceihornis superciliosus, Cab. and IIein., Mus. Hein. (1860) Th., iii, p. 9. — Gould, lutr. Troch., octavo ed., 



p. 45 (1861). 



Hah. Brazil, Minas Geraes, Baliia. 



Top of liead dark brown, back bronze-green. Wings purple. Upper tail coverts 

 rust-red. Auriculars blackish-brown. Superciliary stripe and one below the eye, 

 buff. Throat light buff in tlie centre, rest of under parts deep buff. Median 

 rectrices bronze-green, their elongated tips pure white. Next one on either side 

 longer than the other lateral feathers, and like them is bronze-green at base, suc- 

 ceeded by a broad black band, and tipped w^ith wliitc. Maxilla black, mandible 

 red, tipped with black. Total length, 6 in. Wing, 2| in. Tail, 2| in. Culmen, 

 11 in. 



8. Phaethornis superciliosus. 



Trochilus superciliosus, Linn., Syst. Nat. (17GC), torn, i, p. 189.— Vieii.l., Eiicy. Meth., vol. ii, p. 549, sp. 5.— 

 Less., Hist. Nat. Colib., p. 35, pi. 6 (1831).— Id., Trait. Orn., p. 288 (1831).— D'Orb. and Lafres. Syn. 

 Av., ii, p. 32, sp. 27 (18.38). 



Brin hlanc, Male, Vieill., Ois. Dor., torn, i, p. 37, pi. 17 (1802). 



