DIPHLOG^NA AURORA 



Warszewicz^s Rainbow. 



Helimithea aurora, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1853, p. 61. — Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, 



p. 251.— Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. Th. iii. p. 80, note 6 (1860). 

 Hypochrysia aurora, Reichenb. Aufz. der Colibr. (J. f. O. 1853, Extra-H.), p. 9 (1853). — Id. 



Handb, Trochil. p. 6 (1855). 

 Leadbeatera warszeimczii, Reichenb. Aufz. der Colibr. p. 9 (1853). — Id. Handb. Trochil. p. 6, 



Taf. Dcxc. fig. 4526 (1855). 

 Cceliyena tvarszewiczii, Reichenb. Aufz. der Colibr. p. 23 (1853). 

 Diphloy(jena aurora, Gould, Monogr. Trochil. iv. ph 248. — Id. Intr. Trochil. 8vo, p. 134 



(1861).— Scl. & Salv, Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 90 (1873).— lid. Proc. Zool. Soc. 



1879, p. 630. 

 Biplilogmna iris (pt.), Elliot, Synopsis of the Humming-Birds, p. 69 (1878). 

 Biphlogcena tvarszeiviczi, Tacz. P. Z. S. 1880, p. 204.— Id. Orn. Perou, p. 383 (1884). 



The discovery of the male bird of this splendid species, for the loan of which we have been indebted to 

 Messrs. Salvin and Godman, has afforded a g"ood opportunity of figuring it. The female has already been 

 figured in the fourth volume of the present work, while the male has remained unknown until quite 

 recently. 



The original specimens of this Humming-bird were obtained by the well-known traveller Warszewicz, in 

 Bolivia, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, at lUimani and Sorata ; but Mr. Buckley does not appear to 

 have met with it during his expedition to Bolivia. We notice that Dr. Taczanovvski has adopted the specific 

 name of warszewiczi for this bird; but we believe that the title of awora was really published first, as it 

 certainly appeared in April of the year 1853, whereas Prof. Reichenbach did not publish his name until the 

 end of the same year. The latter appeared in the ' Extra-Heft' of the 'Journal fur Ornithologie,' which 

 was in all probability not issued to the public before the year 1854. 



M. Stolzmann met with the present species in Peru at Cutervo, at an altitude of 9600 to 9700 feet. An 

 adult male procured by Jelski between Shanyn and Tambillo is in the collection of Dr. Raimondi. According 

 to M. Stolzmann, it is a bird of very swift movements, only stopping for an instant in shady places. 



The Plate represents a male bird of the size of life, the figures being drawn from a beautiful specimen lent 

 to us by Messrs. Salvin and Godman. 



[R. B, S.] 



