C^LIGENA. 



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2. Aphantochroa cirrochloris. 



Trochilus cirrochloris, Vieill., Nouv. Diet. Hist. Xat., torn. 23, p. 430. 



Ornismya simplex, Less., Ois. Mouch., p. 119, pi. 33 (1829). 



Polytmus cirrochloris. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 107, sp. 4. 



Trochilus campylostylus, Licht., Verzich. Doubl., p. 14. 



Canipylopterus cirrochloris, Bon., Con.'ip. Gen. Av., vol. i, p. 71 (lf!.50). 



Aphantochroa cirrochloris, Gould, Men. Troch., vol. i, pi. 54. — Id., Iritr. Troch., octavo ed.. p. ^5. — Bon., Rev. 



and Mag. Zool. (1S.")4), p. 250.— Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, i, p. 139.— Cab. and Hki.v., Mus. 



Ileiii. Th., iii, p. 14. — Reioh., Aufz. dcr Colib., p. 15. — Id., Troch. Enum. p. 12. 

 Campylopicrus campylostylus, Bursi., Th. Bras., vol. ii, p. 329, sp. 2 (1856). 



Eah. Brazil. 



Adult. Upper surface dark green. Wings purplish-brown. Throat and breast 

 grayish-brown, feathers tipped with green. Abdomen grayish-brown with a band 

 of white just above the vent. Under tail coverts dark broAvn edged with whitish. 

 Median rectrices green, rest dark purplish-brown. Bill black. Total length, 4| m. 

 Wing, 2f in. Tail, \\ in. Cuhnen, ^ in. 



3. Aphantochroa hyposticta. 



Aphantochroa hyposticta, Gould, P. Z. S. (18C2), p. 124. 



Hah. Ecuador. 



Upper parts dark green. Wings purplish-brown. Feathers of throat, breast, 

 and abdomen white at base and tipped with green. Flanks green ; luider tail 

 coverts green edged with white. Median rectrices green, remainder green at base 

 shading into black and edged with white. Bill black, except base of mandible, 

 which is flesh-color. Totallength, 4^ in. Wing, 2,f in. Tail, 1| in. C'ulmen, 1 in. 



Genus XII.— aELIGENA. 



C celig ena, Less., Ind. and Syn. Gen. Ois. dn Genr. Trochilus (1832), p. sviii. 

 Delattria, Bo.w, Consp. Gen. Av., vol. i (1850), p. 70.— Id., Conipt. Rend. (1850), p. 380. 

 Chariessa, IIein-., Journ. f'lir Ornith. (1863), p. 178. 

 Himelia, Muls., Cat. Ois. Mouch. (1875), p. 7. 



Type. 

 0. clfintmcice. Leas. 

 0. hcnrica. Less. 

 0. hcnrica. Less. 

 0. hcnrica. Less. 



Ch. Bill longer than the 



head, straight. Wings 



very long and ample. 



Tail rounded, feathers 



broad. Tarsi clothed. 



Sexes unlike in plumage. 



Range. Mexico, Gua- 

 temala, and Costa Rica. 



I consider that there 

 are four species which 

 should be placed in this 



Fix. 12. 



Ctetiffaia cUmcncitt. o. ilcxico. SaWn. 



