TllOCUlLID.E — TIIE II UMM IN(J-JiIRDS. 



453 



■VVU^' 



Call/pie costrF. 



any other in North America. 



GiAus CALYPTE, Ct)Li.i.. 



(■ahjph; 0„ri.D, Int.oil. Tiofl.ilichu, ISUl, 87. (Typ.., Omn^mna cstw.) 



Gkn-. Ci.ai!. Bill l.,nnt.r than the I.l™1, stn.i-ht or sli,trl,tlv nn-vtHl ; tail rathor .liort 



OuU'i- pr iiy not att(_Muiatod at end. Top oC luwl, as Wfll 



as throat, Willi incIalli.;scalL-lila' leathui's, a d.'cidcl and -J'^SO S ^^ /,394009j 



i'loii,!,'ated riilFon uacli 

 side the nook. 



The metallic ^^ 



feathers on top \\y 

 <>t head, the at- caiypie mstre. 



tenuateil outer tail-feathers (except in 6'. 

 hdcnw), and the elongated riiCC, distinguish 

 the males of tlii.s nenus very readily "from 



Species. 



A. No rufous on tail-t;.athcrs ; tail forlco,! ,.,• oniar^inatod 



miJ:;;''::!, 'ft'^z " '"'"" ^ '" ^'"'-^ ^ '"" ----«>-'• i^>n.i. and 



niui(Uc lail-lcathors lilne. 



C. helenae.- Vory small (win,,, 1.15); ...otallic hood and r„iF of 



tlu" nialo puri)lish-rcd. Hah. (Julia. 



h. Lat,.ral tail-lWtth,.r ahruptly narrower than tho others, tail forked. Itunm 



and niKldJi' lail-fealhers ,sroen. ' 



C. anna. I.ar.n. (win- 2.00) ; outer tail-feather with a d.ml.le 



'•'"■";; ,""■ *;■'"' '"'■' '•"■ '""^^■••"•■'- -^I-'^'ili'' 1"""1 '"Hi rulf of tho nial.. 



purplish-red. //„/;. California. 



C. cost*. Small (win,,-, 1.75, ; outer tail-featli,.r with a simple 



'urve, the ,.„d nirlmin.ir inward. McMallie h 1 and rulf of tho male 



vioK.t-hlue. Ilnh. .Southern Calilornia, Arizona, and .Me^ieo. ' 

 B. Inner welis of tail-feathers moslly rulnu... an.l outer w,0,s ed.vd with the 

 smne. Tiul rounoed. Lafral tail-feath,.,. ahruptly narrower than the others. 



V; f°^^f; , ''""' "'' ' • """"■ " ' =""' '•""■ "'' ""-■ '"•■'1'^' f'i.n.son. 



ll<ib. lahle-landsof ilexieo (IJolanos). 



f.o.h. m. pi. ..xxx-.x. Tl„.,v are ....rtainly few reason.s for eousiderin. this hh,l as a Sch,.„ho. 

 •M .S wlnle there are iim.iy fer rererrh,.- it te r,,/,^,,. The only I'.atmv that it shares with tho 



oni,,.r ,s the peeuhar .oloratioii, aiel to s-m,. ...xtent tli,. shape, of th,. tail. n.nv..ver, Se- 

 '"V'/'oru. tl,.. outer pnniary is always un tli. „ial..) attenuated aid a-iite a, tli. tip , tte 



;r":;"7;, ""■"'■• "'"•■"' ""^'^"■"'" ">••-■ ■■"-"- is ...... a,te,n,a„.d n.. a,: i 



' ■' '7""- '■'"'■"■"•'•; ^■"" ' '"■" «l--'--<. "'■ "itl-r K.'"us, a,uve in ,|,is respeev. h^iew, 



i^u^ these consulerataiiis, w.. find Jlorosi to be strietly oougeuerie with the ther species o 



