20 SYNOPSIS OF THE HUMMING-BIRDS. 



20. Fhaethornis pygmaeus. 



Trocliilus pygmceus, Spix, Av. Bras., p. 78, pi. 80. fig. 1 (1824). 



Phcetkornis rUfigaster, Less., der Colib., t. 9, p. 43 (1831). 



Trochilus davidianus, Less., Troch., p. 50, pi 13 (1832). 



Trochilus hrasiliensis, D'Orb. and Lafres (nee Lath.), Syn. Av., ii, p. 32, sp. 28 (1838). 



Phcethornis davidianus, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 108, sp. 13 (1848). 



Phwthornis eremita, Bon., Consp. Av., vol. i, p. 68 (1850). 



Phwfhornis jrygmaus, Bon., Con.sp. Av., vol. i, p. 68 (1850). 



Ercmila rufigaster, Eeich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 14 (1853). — In., Troch. Enum., p. 11 (1855). 



Ererm'ta davidianus, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 14 (1853). — Id., Troch. Enum., p. 11 (1855). 



Eremita pi/gmcea, Reich , Aufz. der Colib., p. 14 (1853). — Id., Troch. Enum., p. 11 (1855). 



Pi/(jniornis davidianus, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 250. 



Pharthornis pygmceus, Gocld, Mon. Troch., vol. i, pi. 41 (1861). 



Pygmornis pygmixa, Gould, Intr. 'J'roch., octavo ed., p. 49. — Cab. and Hein., Mus. ITein. Th., iii, p. 6 (18G0). — 



Salv. and Eixiot, Ibis (1873), p. 273. — Mui.s., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., toni. i, p. 105. 

 Phcethornis eremita, Gould, Mon. Troch., octavo ed., vol. i, pi. 40 (18G1). 

 Pygmornis eremita, Gould, lutr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 49 (1861). — Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 7 



(note 8) (1860). 

 Pygmornis rufiveittris, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 250. — Gould, Intr. Troch., octavo cd., p. 48 (1861). 

 Pygmornis pygmceus, Elliot, Ibis (1877), p. 141. 



Hah. Guiana, Brazil. 



Adult. Top of head dark brown; back bronze-brown, rump and upper tail covert.? 

 rust-red. A buff stripe above and beliind the eye. Ear coverts black. Chin white, 

 rest of under surface deep buff, crossed on lower part of breast by a line of black. 

 Tail bronzy-brown, tipped with buff. Wings dark purplish-brown. Maxilla and 

 apical half of mandible black, rest of mandible flesh-color. Total length, 3.^ in. 

 Wing, Ij in. Tail, Ij in. Culmen, f in. 



21. Fhaethornis episcopus. 



Phccfhornis episcopus, Gould, P. Z. S. (1857), p. 14. — Id., Mon. Troch., vol. i, pi. 39. fig. 2. 

 Pygmornis episcopus, Gould, Intr. Troch., octavo od., p. 48.. — Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 7 (note 4) 

 (I860).— Salv. and Elliot, Ibis (1873), p. 274. 



Hab. Guiana. 



Precisely like the P. j'l/gma'vs, except that the lateral tail feathers are broader, 

 and black instead of bronzy-brown. Dimensions similar. 



22. Fhaethornis nigricinctus. 



PlHctliornis nigricinctus, Lawr., Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., vol. vi, p. 260 (1858). — Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. 



i, pi. 39, fig. 1. 

 Pygmornis nigrocincta. Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 7 (note 6) (1860). 

 Pygmornis nigrocinctus, Gould, intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 48. — Salv. and Elliot, Ibis (1873), p. 274.— Muls., 



Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., tom. i, p. 108. 



Hah. Upper Amazons, Pebas, Peru, Eng. do Gama, Brazil. 



This species in its plumage resembles very closely the two preceding ones, but 

 may be recognized by the mandible being flesh-color for its entire length, excepting 

 at the extreme tip, which is brownish-black. The tail is like pyrimams, perhaps a 

 little darker. Total length, 2.^ in. Wing, 1 in. Tail, 1 in. Culmen, |^ in. 



