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CHRYSURONIA OENONE OENONE (Lesson) 



Ornismya oenone Lesson, Histoire naturelle des Colibris, Suppl., 1832, p. 157, 

 pi. 30 ("Trinidad"). 



The only one identified was a female taken on November 6 at 

 2,800 feet elevation on the north slope of the Cordillera de la Costa 

 below Rancho Grande. The bird was working over flowers on a 

 steep bank adjacent to he&vj woodland. 



The rather long, brassy-colored tail, green back, and bluish-green 

 head seem characteristic. Identification to subspecies follows cus- 

 tom in allocating birds from northern Venezuela to the typical race 

 as comparative material is not at hand. While the type locahty 

 is given in the original description as Trinidad, Hartert ^i indicates 

 that it probably should be Venezuela. 



CHLOROSTILBON CARIBAEUS Lawrence 



Chlorostilbon caribaeus Lawrence, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, vol. 10, 

 1871, p. 13 (Curasao). 



Near Ocumare de la Costa on October 25 these little hummers 

 swarmed about a small tree to feed at its blossoms, sometimes hover- 

 ing and sometimes resting for a few seconds with extended wings on 

 the flower clusters. I collected two adult males here on October 26, 

 secured a female, and a male in immature dress, and saw others 

 feeding at flowers or searching over branches in the dry scrub. Many 

 were observed the day following. 



The two adult males taken are peculiar in having a distinct blue 

 sheen extending over the entire under surface, a region that ordinarily 

 is glittering green. I have seen only a few other birds that resemble 

 these two; where blue is present ordinarily it is restricted to the breast. 

 They apparently represent the extreme of the type named lessoni,^ 

 which was alleged to have the middle of the breast with a bluish tinge. 

 This, however, seems to be individual variation as has been pointed 

 out by Hartert.^* 



CHLOROSTILBON ALICE (Boarder and MuJssnt) 



Trochilvs dice Bourcier and Mulsant, Rev. Zool., 1848, p. 274 (Caracas, 

 Venezuela) . 



On November 9 at an elevation of 3,000 feet on the north slope of 

 the Cordillera de la Costa near Rancho Grande I found these hummers 

 common about roadside flowers. Two males were collected. The 

 specific name, usually given as aliciae, is as written above. 



«« Nov. Zool., vol. 5, 1898, p. 618. 



» Chlorostilbon carribeus Lessoni Simon and Dalmas, Omis, vol. 11, 1901, p. 212 (Carfipano, Cariaco, 

 Andes de Cumanft, Ciudad Bolivar). 

 M Nov. Zool., vol. 9, 1902, p. 86. 



