EUSTKPIIA NUS. 93 



Ki'ii l<> the xjmcieg. 



A. TJiider parts brownish-gray spotted with green in both sexes. 1. E. gnlrrUiis. 



B. Under parts cinnamon. 



a. Top of head metallic fiery-red. 2. JJ. fcrnandensis. 



b. Top of head and occiput metallic fiery-red. 3. E. Icijboldi. 



1. Eustephanus galeritus. 



Trochilus galeritus, Mol., Hist. Chili, p. 219. — G.mel., Syst. Nat, vol. i, p. 484, sp. 23. — Latk., IikI. Orn., vol. 



i, p. 804.— ViKiLL., Eiicy. M^th. p. .')32. 

 Mellisuga kingii. Via., Zool. Jouni., vol. iii, p. 432. 

 Mellisuga gnlerita. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 113, sp. 93. 

 Orlhorhynchus aephaniodes. Less, and Garn., Voy. Ooquille, pi. 31, fi^. 2. 

 Ornismya sephanoides, D'Orb. and Lafres., Syn. Av., ii, p. 29, sp. 16. 

 Trochilus forficatus, Gould (nee Linn.), Voy. Beagle (Birds), pt. iii, p. 110 (1841). 

 Sephanoides kingii, Gray, List Gen. Birds, p. 19. 



Sephanoides galeritus, Bon., C'onsp. Gen. Av., vol. i, p. 82 (18.50).— Id., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 250. 

 Eustephanus galeritus, Reich.. Aufz. der Colib. (1853), p. 14. — Id., 'I'rocb. Enuni., p. 11 (1855). — Gould, Men. 



Troch., vol. iv, pi. 205. — Id., Iiitr. Troch., oetavo ed., pi. 141. — Muls., Uist. Xat. Ois. Mouch., vol. ii, p. 



246.— Elliot, Ibis (1877), p. 138. 



Ilah. Chili, Island of Juan Fernandez. 



Male. Entire top of head metallic orange-red. Upper surface and tail bronzy- 

 green. Wings purple. Throat white, spotted with dark brown. Under surface 

 grayish-brown, spotted with green. Under tail coverts pale bronze-green edged 

 with buffy-white. Total length, 41 in. Wing, 2f in. Tail, 1^ hi. Culmen, ^ in. 



Female. Top of head bronze-green instead of metallic orange-red. In all other 

 respects, exactly like the male. 



2. fjustephanus fernandensis. 



Trochilus fernandensis. King, Proc. Com. and Corr. Zool. Soc., pt. i. p. 30, %. 



Ornismya cinnamomea, Gerv., Mag. Zool. (1835), pi. 43. 



Ornismya fernandensis, D'Orb. and Lafres., Syn. Av., ii, p. 29.. sp. 13 (1838). 



Ornismya robinson, Delatt. and Less., Rev. Zool. (1839), p. 18. 



Trochilus siokesii. King, Proc. Conim. and Corr. Zool. Soc., pt. i, p. 30, 9 (1830).— Less., Trocliil., p. 135, pi. 50. 



Mellisuga fernandensis. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 113, sp. 94. 



Mellisuga stokesii. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 113, sp. 95. 



Sephanoides fernandensis, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 82, vol. i (1850).— Mui.s., Ilist. Nat. Ois. Moucli., lorn. 



ii, p. 248.— Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 25C. 

 Eustephanes fernandensis, Reich., Aufz. der Colib.. p. 14. — Id., Troch. Enuni., p. 11 (1855). — Gould, Mon. 



Troch., vol. iv, pi. 267.— Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 142.— Cab. and IIein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 76. 



Elliot, Ibis (1877), p. 137, %. 

 Thanmaste stokesii, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 14 (1853).— Id., Troch. Emim., p. 12 (1855). 

 Sepha7wides stokesii, Bon.. Consp. Gen. Av., p. 82, vol. i.— Id.. Rev. and Mng. Zool. (1854). p. 256. 

 Eustephanes stokesii. Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 75 (1860).— Gould, Mou. Troch., vol. iv, pi. 2G6. 



— Id., Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 142, 9 . 



Eah. Island of Juan Fernandez. 



Male. Top of head metallic fiery-red. Wings purplish-brown. "\'ent buffy-white. 

 Entire rest of plumage of body, and the tail dark cinnamon-red. Bill black. Total 

 length, 5\ in. Wing, 3^^ in. Tail, 3-/^ hi. Culmen, j\ in. 



