Mr. Swainson's Synopsis of the Birds of Mexico. 441 



FaM. TROCHILIDiE. 



G. Trochilus Aifctorum. 



92. Trochilus fulgcns. 



Green, beneath blackish, front and crown sapphire blue, up- 

 per part of the throat and ears emerald green; tail even. 

 Table land. Temiscaltipec. 

 Total length, 5\: bill, \\\ wings, 2|; tail, \\. 



93. Trochilus thalassinus. 



Green, spot behind the ears sapphire blue ; chin bluish ; tail 



even, shining sea-green, with a broad chalybeate band. 

 Tableland? Temiscaltipec. 



94. Trochilus melanotus. 



) Golden green ; front and chin sapphire blue; throat emerald 



green; ears black margined above with white; bill red; 

 tail even. 

 Table land. Temiscaltipec. Real del Monte. 

 Total length, 4: bill, -^^-i wings, 2-i%; tail, 1-rv. 



95. Trochilus plati/cerciis. 



Green, beneath whitish ; chin and throat amethystine red ; 

 tail rounded, the four middle feathers very broad ; the tips 

 obtusely pointed. 



G. Cynanthus. Swains, in Zool. Journ. No. 10. 



96. Cynanthus latirostris. 



> Green, beneath bluish; chin and throat sapphire blue; tail 

 fiy^{; moderate, slightly forked, bluish black; base of the bill 

 depressed, red. 

 Table land ? 

 Total length, 3^ : bill, 1; wings, 2-fV ; tail (outer feathers) 



97. Cynanthus hifurcatus. 



A . Golden green, beneath white, head brownish; tail rather 

 lengthened, black, doubly forked ; the six middle feathers 

 with green tips, the two outer white with a black base ; bill 

 slightly curved. 

 Table land ? 



Bill slightl}' curved, base broad. This is an aberrant species, 

 touching the genus Phcethornis, Sw., or that group of vvhich 

 Troch. superciliosus of Authors forms the type. 

 Total length, 4vV : bill, A ; wings, 2-iV ; longest tail feather, 



1t^. 



98. Cynanthus miiiimus. 



Brown, glossed with green, beneath whitish ; tail short, 

 /^■\r^\' forked, narrow and black ; bill very straight. 

 Table land. 

 Total length, 2|: bill, vV ; wings, 1^ ; tail, |. 



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