1SS5.J Stejneger, Analecta Ornithologica. A}1 



less remarkable for the fact that the transposition has been gener- 

 ally admitted. 



In his 'Synopsis of the Humming-birds' Mr. Elliot remarks in 

 a footnote (p. 150) : "This genus was first established by Swain- 

 son in 1S27, Zool. Journ., p. 357, and contained species belong- 

 ing to various genera, all of which he called types. In 1S37 

 (CI. B., II, p. 330), he ejected the species from Cynanthus, 

 which he had previously placed in it, and inserted T. 

 forjicatiis, Linn., only, which now stands as the type of the 

 genus." From this quotation it is evident that a species 

 has been selected for type which was not originally included 

 in the genus when established, and that none of the species 

 first placed therein — one of which, of course, must be the type — 

 was admitted into the new genus Cynanthus of 1S37. What- 

 ever maybe Swainson's Cynanthus of 1S27, certain it is that it is 

 not the genus of which Trochiltis forjicatus Linn, is the type. 



As no other already proposed name 'seems to be available for 

 that group I have called it 



Cyanolesbia, 



derived from cyaneus and lesbia, on account of the blue reflec- 

 tions on the tail, and the near relationship to the typical species of 

 the genus Lesbia, which have the metallic gloss on the tail 

 greenish. 



It includes Cyanolesbia forficata (Linn.), the type, and 

 Cyanolesbia smaragdina (Gould) (= C. mocoa) . 



XXI. Concerning the Names of some North American 



Spizin^e. 



A few more of the names of the North American Spizinre re- 

 quire a revision, as will be apparent from the following remarks. 



As Spermophila Swains., 1827, is preoccupied by SpermopJii- 

 lus Fleming, 1S22, we will have to adopt Cabanis's Sporophi/a,* 

 and our species will stand as 



R. 252. Sporophila morelleti {Pitch.) Cab. 



Professor Cabanis has persistently used the generic term 

 "Eitethia Reichenb. 1S50" in preference to the commonly adopted 



* Deriv. <nro'po?, seed, and 4>^'w, I love. 



