RHODOns. 



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1. Stellula calliope. 



Trochilns (Galothorax) calliope, Gould, P. Z. S. (1847), p. 11. 



Calothorax calliope, Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 113. — Bon., Consp. Gen. Av. (IS.OO), vol. i, p. 85. Id., Rev. 



and Mag. Zool. {18.")4), p. 2:i7.— Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 13 (1853).— Id., 'I'rocli. Knum., p. 10 (1855). 



GonLD, Men. Troch., vol. iii, pi. 143. 

 Stelhda calliope, Gocld, Intr. Troch., octavo cd., p. 90 (18G1). 

 Stellura calliope, Muls. and Vebr., Class. Troch. (18G5), p. 88.— Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Moiich., turn, iv, p. 



87 (1877). 



Hah. Me.xico. 



Male. Upper parts dull bronzy-green. Wings and tail pale purplish-brown. 

 Feathers of the throat elongated, metallic-pink with white bases ; flanks bronzy- 

 green ; rest of under parts white. Bill black, base of mandible flesh-color. Total 

 length, 2f in. Wing, 1 \ in. Tail, 1 in. Culmen, \ in. 



Female. Above golden-green ; below bufl"y-white, throat speckled with brown. 

 Tail greenish-gray at base, rest black, two outermost feathers tipped with white. 



Genus LVIIL— RHODOPIS. 



Eh odop is, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 13 (1853). 



Ch. Bill nearly twice as long as the head, 

 curved for its entire length, and wide at base. 

 Frontal feathers projecting on to the culmen 



Type. 

 O. vesper. Less. 



Fig. GG. 



hiding the nostrils. 



Wings long, reaching 



Khrirtojiijt xc^jifr. ^ . Arequipa, Peru. Wliitely. 



beyond the middle of tail. Tail very deeply 

 forked, feathers graduated to their tips, which 

 are pointed. Tarsi clothed. Sexes similar. 



Bange. Peru and Chili. 



Tlie species of this genus are of large size 

 comparatively, with deeply forked tails, and narrow rectrices. Throat of brilliant 

 hues. 



Key to the species. 



A. Size largo. Throat metallie-amethyst in centre, purplish-blue on sides. 1. 7?. vesper. 



B. Size small. Throat of a paler hue than that of R. vesper. 2. R. alacamensis. 



1. Rhodopis vesper. 



Orntsmya vesper. Less., Ois. Mouch.. p. 85, pi. 19 (1829).— Id., Trochil., p. 33, pi. 6 (1831).— Id., Rev. Zool. 



(1838), p. 14.— D'Orb. and Lafres., Sj-n. Av., ii, p. 28, sp. 10 (1838). 

 Calothorax vesper. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 110, sp. 1.3. 



Thaumastura vesper, Bon., Conipt. Rend., p. 383 (1850).— Id., Consp, (!eu. A v. (1850), vol. i, p. 85. 

 Lucifer vesper, Bon., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (18.54), p. 257. 

 Rhodopis vesper, Goui.d, Mon., Troch., vol. iii, pi. 154.— In.. Intr. Troch., octavo ed., p. 94 (18C1).— Cab. and 



Hkin., Mus. Hein. Th., iii, p. 55 (note) (18G0).— Elliot, Ibis (1877), p. 137.— Mui.s., Hist. Nat. Ois. 



Mouch., torn, iv, p. 23 {1877). 

 Rhodopis vespcra, Reich., Anfz. der Colib.. p. 13 (1853). 

 Calliphlox vespera, Reich., Troch. Enum., p. 10 (1855). 



