EIGEXES. 309 



tipped with dull 

 light grayish 

 brown; plumage 

 in general very 

 dull, the lower 

 parts dull brown- 

 ish gray. 



Phceoptihi} 

 m'. Exposed culmen not more 

 than half as long as 

 tail. 

 Adult males with 

 cheeks black, bor- 

 dered above by a 

 white stripe or 

 spot ; forehead and 

 chin deep blue, or 

 blue-black ; throat 

 brilliant emerald- 

 green.. Basilinna. 

 (Page 318.) 



Ge.nts EUGENES Gould. (Page 307, pi. XC, fig. 1.) 



Species. 



Common Characters. — Adult males with top of head rich metallic violet or violet- 

 blue, the chin and throat brilliant emerald-green or light bluish green ; upper parts 

 dark bronzy green ; lower parts (except throat and lower tail-coverts) plain dusky 

 greenish or dull bronzy ; lower tail-coverts paler greenish or bronzy, bordered with 

 paler. Adult females with top of head dull brownish gray or grajMsh brown, rest 

 of upper parts bronzy green ; lower parts pale brownish graj-, the sides and flanks 

 tinged with green ; a small white postocular spot. 



a'. Adtilt male: Breast very dark bronzy green, appearing nearly black in some 

 lights ; length 4.50-5.00, wing 2.90-3.10, tail 1.90-2.00, eulmen"l.00-1.20. Adult 

 female: Outer tail-feathers very broadlj' (for about .35-.45) tipped with pale 

 gray or dull grayish while; wing 2.60-2.75, tail 1.70-1.90, culmen 1.00- 

 1.15. Young: Similar to adult female, but feathers of upper parts bordered 

 terminally with pale buffy. Hah. Highlands of Mexico and Guatemala, 

 north to southern Arizona.. 426. E. fulgens (Swains.). Rivoli Hnmmingbird. 



fl'. Adult male: Breast dull bronzy, or bronzy green, the feathers dull brownish 

 gray immediately beneath surface ; lower tail-coverta green margined with 



' Phrnptila GortD, Intr. Mod. Troch oct. eJ. 1S6I, 169. Type, Ct/anomyla (,') lordida Gould. (The siDgle 

 known species peculiar to Mexico.) 



