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beneath, it appears all black, tipped with white. In the other 

 species the rufous of the basal portion is more extended, and the 

 blackish bar narrower, and does not occupy all the space between 

 the tips of the under-coverts and the white tips, at least on the 

 lateral feathers. I do not think that the females have any metallic 

 feathers on the throat ; those mentioned as females, with these 

 feathers, being usually young males. These last generally' have the 

 median rectrices cinnamon, the tips only being metallic green. As, 

 therefore, it will be necessary to bestow a new name upon the bird 

 with the metallic-orange throat and notched recti-ices next to the 

 central pair, the synonymy of the species will stand somewhat as 

 below. 



The descriptions are taken from specimens in my collection from 

 California and Mexico respectively. 



(1788.) 

 Lath., Gen. Syn., Vol. II, p. 785, pi. 35. 



Faun. Bor. Amer., Vol. II, p. 



Selasphorus rufas. 



Trochilus riifus, Gmel., Syst. Nat., Vol. I, p. 497. 



Ilaff-necked Humming-Bird, 

 (1781.) 



Trochilus {Selasphorus) rufm, Swains. 

 324. (1831.) 



Selas2)horiis rufv.s, Aud., B. Amer., 8vo ed. Vol. IV, p. 200. Baird,*B. 

 Amer. (1860), p. 134. Gould, Mon. Troch., Vol. Ill, pi. 137 (partiiii). 



Selasphorus ruher^ Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 82. 



Ornismya soisin, Less., Hist. Nat. Ois. Monch., p. 190, pis. 66, 67. 



Selasphorus alleni, Henshaw, Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. II, p. 54 

 (1877). 



Habitat. In summer the 

 Pacific coast of America from 

 California to Nootka Sound. 

 In winter — ? 



Male. Top of head and 

 back brouzy-green, dullest 

 on the forehead. Sides of 

 the head, rump, flank, abdo- 

 men, and under tail-coverts 

 rufous. A gorget of metal- 

 lic feathers, covering all the throat and extending on to the sides of the 

 neck, brilliant coppery-red, with brassy reflections in certain lights. Up- 

 per part of breast white. Wings purplish-brown. Tail short, cuneate, 



* Figures reprinted from Mr. Hensliaw's article (this volume, p. 53), with 

 change of names. 



S. RCPUS, cf . 



S. HESSHAWI, (f. 



