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Koj to I he species. 

 A. Head and throat luminous. 



a. Head and throat nietallic-lihic. 



b. Head and throat metallic-crimson. 



a'. Upper surface goldon-grecn. 

 b'. Upper surface greenish-blue. 



1. G. contae. 



2. C annx. 



3. C. helcnas. 



1. Calypte costae. 



Orni'smya costm, Bourc, Rev. Zool. (18:W), p. 294.— Id., Ann. Soc. Sci., Lyon (1810). p. 22.'). pi. 2. 



MellisiKja costce, Gr.\y, Gen. Birds, vol. i. p. 113. 



Selaxphorus cosUe, Bon.. C'onsp. Gen. Av., p. 82 (1850). — Id.. Rev. and Map:. Zool. (18")4). p. 'I'u. 



Atthis costce, Reich , Aiifz. der C'olib.. p. 12 (1853).— Id., Troch. Enum., ]i. 10 (1855). 



Calypte costce, Gould, Mon. Troch., vol. iii, pi. 134.— Id., Intr. Troch.. octavo eil., p. 88 (IHfU). 



Leucaria costce, Mui.s., Cat. Ois. Mouch. (1875), p. 31.— Id., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch. (1877), lorn, iv, p. GO. 



Ilab. INIcxico, California. 



3fale. Head, throat, and elongated neck feathers metallic- 

 lilac. Upper surface golden-green. Under surface wliite, 

 washed with green on the flanks. Tail green, two outer 

 rectrices brownish-gray with dark tips. Bill black. Total 

 length, 2f in. Wing, 1| in. Tail, 1 in. Cuhnen, ^ in. 



Female. Above golden-green, beneath white, throat with 

 a few brown s})ots. Median rectrices green, lateral ones 

 gray at base, then black with white tips. Bill black. 



Calj/ptc cosCte. 



p. 238.— Reich.. Troch. Emim.. p II 



F\s. 57. 



2. Calypte annas. 



Ornismya annoe, Lesss., Ois. Mouch., p. 205, pi. 74 (1829). 

 Trochilus anna. Aid., B. Anier., vol. iv, pi. 425. — Id., Orn. Bicg., vol. 

 Trochilus icterncephalus, Nutt., Man. Oruith.. vol. i, p. 712. 

 Mellisuga anna. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 113. 



Selasphorus anna, Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 82 (1850). — Id., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 257. 

 Atthis anna, Reich., Aufz. der C'olib., p. 12 (1853). — Id., Troch. Enuni., p. 10 (1855). 



Calypte annce. Goui.D, Mon. Troch., vol. iii, pi. 135.— Id., Intr. Troch., octavo cd., p. 88.— Cab. and IIein., Mus. 

 Hcin. Th., iii, p. 55 (18C0). — MuLS., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, iv, p. 73 (1877). 



Hah. Mexico and California. 



Afale. Head, throat, and elongated feathers of the 

 neck, metallic-crimson. Upper surface golden-green. 

 Under surface gray washed with green. Under tail 

 coverts green edged with gray. Median rectrices 

 golden-green, lateral ones dark brown, with pale 

 margins. Bill black. Total hnigtli, 3g in. Wing, 

 1| in. Tail, 1| in. Culmcn, ^ in. 



Female. Head grayish-brown. Upper parts golden- 

 green; beneath gray washed with gretni. Middle tail 

 feathers golden-green; lateral ones gray at base, then 

 golden-green and then black, the two outer feathers 

 tipped with white. Bill black. 



Cati/ptf ann9 



