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SYNOPSIS OF THE H U M M I N G - B I R D S. 



Key to the species. 



A. Crown and crest metallic grass-gi-een ; lengthened plume black. 1. C. delalandi. 



B. Crown and crest luminous lilaceous-blue ; lengthened pluuio black. 2. C. loddiycsi. 



1. Cephalolepis delalandi. 



Trocln'lus delalandi, TiEiix., Noav. Diet. Hist. Nat., torn. 22, p. 427, pi. G, 36, fig. 3.— Id., Enc-y. Meth., vol. 



ii, p. .'i.'jS.— 'I'emm., pi. Col., pi. 18, figs. 1, 2.— Less., Iiid. Syii. Trocb., p. .\xx.— Swains., B. Braz. pi. 22. 

 Ti-ochilus versicolor. Yikili,., Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat., torn. 23, p. 430. 

 ' Ccyhailepis delalaudii, Lodd.. P. Z. S. (1830), p. 12.— Mei.s., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mouch., torn, iii, p. 187. 

 Mellisuga delalandi. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 114, sp. !)'.). 



Cephalepis lalandii, Bon., Uoiisp. Gen. Av., vol. i., p. 83 (ISoO).— Id., Rev. anil M;ig. Zonl (18.54), p. 2.56. 

 Cephalcpis delalandi, Reich., Aufz. der Colib., p. 12 (1853).— Gould, Mou. Trocb., vol. iv, pi. 208.— Id., Intr. 



Trocb.. octavo ed.. p. 118 (18G1). 

 Ortlwrhynchus ddaUindii, Burm., Th. Bras., pt. ii, p. 3.51 (18G0).— Reich.. Trocb. Rnum., p. 9 (18,55). 

 C'lphalolepis delalandi. Car. and Hein., Mus. Hein. (18G0) 'I'b., iii, p. Gl — Scl.4.t. and Salv., Nomeii., p. 88 (1873). 

 Cejihalcpi." beskii, Von Pei.z. Orii. Bras. (1868), p. 58.- Elliot, Ibis (1874), p. 262. 



Hah. Southern Brazil. 



3Iuk. Forehead, crown, and short crest feathers glittering grass-green ; lengthened 

 plume black. Upper surface bronzy-green. Small white spot behind the eye. 

 Sid(>s of neck and flanks and under tail coverts browni.s]i-gray, rest of under parts 

 shining violet-blue. Mediiai rectriccs bronze-green; lateral one green at base, 

 changing to black and tipped with white. Wings ])urplish-brown. Bill black, feet 

 flesh-color. Total length, 3| in. Wing, 2 in. Tail, 1^ in. Culmen, i in. 



Female. Above bronzy-green; beneath grayish-l)rown. Tail like that of the male. 



2. Cephalolepis loddigesi. 



Trochilus Uuldnjisii, Goci.d, P. Z. S. (1830), p. 12.— Less., Trocb.. p. 1:;8, j)!. 51.— Id.. Gen. Syii. Troch., p. 



x.\.\ (1831). 

 Trochilus opislhocomuf:, " Lhht.." Nordm Erniann, Reisc, Vcrz. v. 'I'liicr. uiul plUinz. alias, t, 2, fig. 3 (1835). 

 Mellisuja loddi(jcsii. Gray, Gen. Birds, vol. i, p. 114, sp. 100. 

 Cephalepis loddiyesii, Bon., (Jonsp. Gen. Av., vol. i, p. 83 (1850) —Ii>., Rev. and Mag. Zool. (1854), p. 256.— 



Gould, Mon. Trocb., vol. iv, pi. 209. — Id., Intr. Trocb., octavo cd., p. 118 (1861). 

 Cephalepis loddirjrjcsii. Reich., Anfz. der Colib., p. 12 (1853). 

 Orthorhi/nchus loddigesii, Reich.. Trocb. Enuni., p. 9 (1855). 

 Cephalolepis loddigesii. Cab. and Hein., Mus. Hein. Tb., iii, p. Gl (note) (I860). 

 Cephalrpis loddigesii, MuLs., Hist. Nat. Ois. Moucb., torn, iii, p. 191 (1876). 



lixh. Southeastern Brazil. 



Male. Crown and short feathers of the crest lilaceous-blue ; lengthened plumes 

 black. Upper surface bronze-green. Whi^e spot behind the eye. Chin, sides of 

 the neck, flanks, and under tail coverts brownish-gray ; rest of under parts dark 

 blue. Tail bronzy-green ; lateral feathers black near their extremities and tipped 

 with wliite. Bill black, feet brown. Total length, 3f in. Wing, 1| in. Tail, If 

 in. Cuhnen, |",. in. 



Female like the male, except that the under surface is entirely dull grayish-browu. 



