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SYNOPSIS OF THE HUMMING-BIRDS. 



1. Sternoclyta cyaneipectus. 



Trochilus {Lamporniit) cyanopectus, Gould, P. Z. S. (184G), p. 88. 

 Polytmus i-yanopecius. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 108, sp. 22. 

 Lampornis cyanopedus, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 72 (1850). 



Scepiopterus cyanipedus, Reith., Aufz. tier Colib., p. 11 (1853). — Id., Troch. Enum., p. 9 (1855). 

 Campylopferus cyanipediis, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 250. 



Sternodyta cyaneipedus. Gould, Mon. Trocli., vol. ii, pi. 58. — Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 57. — Cab. and 

 Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 13 (note). — Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouth., torn, i, p. 178. 



Hah. Venezuela. 



Male. Upper parts and flanks dark grass-green. Wings purplish-brown, base of 

 innermost primaries and secondaries rust-red. Throat brilliant green ; breast 

 metallic dark blue. Tail bronzy-brown ; outermost feathers slightly tipped with 

 white. Under tail coverts green margined with grayish-white. Maxilla black, 

 mandible blackish-brown. Total length, 5| in. Wing, 2| in. Tail, 1| in. Cul- 

 men, 1^ in. 



Female. Upper parts like the male; under parts gray, feathers tipped with green. 



Genus XXVII.— EUGENES. 



E tig e lies, Gould, Mon. Troch., pt. xii (185G). — Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 57 (desc). 



(18G1) 



Cli. "Bill longer than the head, straight. 

 Wings long and pointed ; tail moderate and 

 very slightly forked ; tarsi clothed ; feet rather 

 small; hind toe about equal in length to the 

 middle one." (Gould, loc. cit.) 



Range. Texas, Mexico, Central America to 

 and including Costa Rica. 

 Two species are known. 



Key to the species. 



A. Breast black, lateral rectrices bronzy-green. 



B. Breast dark greeu, lateral rectrices dark bronzy-brown. 



Type. 



T./ulgens, Swains. 



Fiff. 27 



Xutjenesfajgena. c?. Oaxaca. Soucajd. 



1. E. fiilgens. 



2. E. spectabilis. 



1. Eugenes fulgens. 



Trochilus fulgens, Swain., Phil. Mag. (1827), p. 441. 

 Ornismya rivoli. Less., Ois. Mouch., p. 48, pi. 4 (1829). 

 Mellisuga fulgens. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 112, sp. 2. 

 Delattria fulgens, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 70 (1850). 



Cwligena fulgens, REirii., Aufz. der Colib., p. 7 (1853)— Id., Troch. Enum., p. 3, t. 680. fig. 4513-14.— BoN., 

 Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 252 (1855). 



