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Skeleton imperfectly ossified, the bones flexible, so that the whole 

 body is limp and destitute of firmness. 

 The two genera may be thus compared : 



■* Head and body uaked, covered with ratlier tliick torgli skin; lateral Hue and liii 

 rays beset with, spiniiles. Dorsal and anal rather high, the body at their bases 

 closely compressed. Dorsal rays, 50 to 55; anal rays, 35 to 40; ventrals rather 



long, I, 4 - - ICOSTEUS. 



** Head partly and the body wholly covered with small scales. Lateral line and fins 

 rays smooth. Dorsal and anal fins low, their bases little compressed. Dorsal 

 rays, 35 to 40 ; anal rays, 25 to 30 ; ventrals short, I, 5 Iciciithys. 



San Francisco, Oal., March 12, 1880. " 



CATAL.O«UE OF TROCUIIilViE irv TUE COI.l<JE€TIOIV OF THE 



UIVITE© STATES IVATIOIVAl. MUSEUBJ. 



By ROBERT RIBG^WAT. 



The following catalogue enumerates all the sj)ecies of Humming Birds 

 which are contained in the collection of the National Museum, with the 

 localities represented, the latter being in many cases additional to those 

 given in standard text-books relating to this family of birds. The chief 

 aim of the list is to show what species are wanted to complete the col- 

 lection, and exchanges to this end are respectfully solicited. Many of 

 the species of the list are represented by an incomplete series of speci- 

 mens, often by a single skin only, and of these additional specimens are 

 desirable, especially if from a locality not mentioned in the list. Such 

 species are indicated by an asterisk prefixed to the name. 



The names^ and numbers correspond with those of Elliot's " List of 

 Described Species of Humming Birds," i3ublished by the Smithsonian 

 Institution.^ 



*1. Eutoxeres aquila (Bonrc.) Reich. 



Veragua. 

 4. Rhamphodou neevius (Dumont) Reich. 



Brazil. 

 6. Glaucis liirsuta (Gmel.) Boie. 



Costa Eica ; Trinidad ; Grenada, W. I. ; E. Peru (Pebas) ; Panama ; 

 "Brazil". 



* 10. Glaucis cervinicauda (Gould) Salv. & Elliot. 



E. Ecuador (Rio IS'apo)^ Brazil? 

 11. Glaucis ruckeri (Bourc.) Gonlfl, " 



Panama ; Costa Rica.^ 



'A few names ai'C here changed in cou>seiiueucc of recent emendations'. 



2 List of Described Si)ecies of Humming Birds. By Daniel Giraud Elliot. Reprinted 

 from a Synopsis of the Trochilidse in the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 

 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1-^''*. ''■^luithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 

 No. 334.) 



•' Including the 1iyp<! of G. icnea Lawr. 



