Genera of I/itiiiiiiiiig Brids. 59 



Sephanoides fernnndensis, Ron. Consp. Gen. Av., 1850, 

 vol. i., p. "^2. 



Thaumaste sfokesii, Reich, Aufz. der Colib, 1853, p. 14. 



Eustephanes stokesii, Cab and Heine, Mus. Hein, i860, 

 t. iii., p. 75. 



Stake's Hii/iiiin'iig Bird , Gould, Mon. Troch, vol. iv., p. 266. 



Cinnamon Fire Croivn, Gould, Mon. Troch, vol. iv., p. 267. 



I'Eustephane de Robinson, Muls., Hist. Nat. Ois. Mou., 1876, 

 t. ii., p. 249. 



Habitat. — Island of Juan Fernandez. 



Male. — Top of head metallic fiery-red. Upper and under- 

 side including the tail, dark cinnamon-red. Vent buff. 

 Wings purple. Bill black. 



Total length, 5iin. Wing, 3^. Tail, 2^. Culmen, |. 



Female. — Top of head metallic bluish-green. Upperside 

 and wing-coverts shining bronze-green passing to green, v\dth 

 bluish reflections on rump and uppertail-coverts, feathers of 

 rump edged with white. Median rectrices and outer webs of 

 lateral dark bronze-green with bluish reflections, inner webs 

 white, outermost nearly all white, excepting a narrow margin 

 and tip on outer web^ bronze-green. Underside white, spotted 

 profusely on throat with shining green, and sparingly on sides 

 of breast, and flanks with minute greenish spots. Wings 

 purplish. Bill black. 



Total length, 4iin. Wing, 2f. Tail, 2. Culmen, f . 



This fine species was discovered in the island of Juan 

 Fernandez, by Captain King, who collected the two sexes. 

 For many years they were considered as two species, and the 

 female described by Capt. King under the name of Trochilus 

 stokesi. 



Mr. Bridges is the first one who mentioned to Parzudaki 

 that they were only sexes of one same species. This has been 

 confirmed afterwards by Mr. Landbeck, sub-Director of the 

 Museum of Santiago, and lately Mr. Reed, who collected and 

 dissected a fine series of this species on the Island of Juan 

 Fernandez, confirmed what was already accepted by all the 

 leading Ornithologists. 



My specimens were collected by Mr. Reed. 



