BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 389 



Am. Mus. N. H., iii, 1891, 347 (Ohapada, prov. Matto Grosso, s. w. Brazil; 

 crit.; deacr. eggs).— Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. N. H., iv, 1892, 310 (San 

 Pablo, s. Cuba); vi, 1894, 26 (Trinidad).— Coky, Cat. W. I. Birds, 1892, 117, 

 155 (Cuba).— Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xvi, 1893, 487 (Eio Escon- 

 dido and San Carlos, Nicaragua). — Cheeeie, Expl. Zool. Coata Rica, i, Aves, 

 1893, 17 (Lagarto, Boruca, Tdrraba, and Buenos Aires, s. w. Costa Rica). 



Cyanerpes cyaneus Obeeholsbk, Auk, xvi, Jan., 1891, 32 (synonymy; geog. 

 range, etc.). — Bangs, Auk, xviii, 1891, 31 (San Miguel I., Bay of Panama). 



{'>)[Certhia] eyanogastra Latham, Index Orn., i, 1790, 295 (based on Blue-throated 

 Creeper Latham, Synopsis, ii, 734). 



{?)[Certhia'] flavipes Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 472 (baaed on Blue-throated 

 (keeper Latham, Synopsis, ii, 734) . 



Ccereba cameipes Sclatek, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1859, 376 (Playa Vicente, 

 Oaxaca, S.Mexico; coll. P. L. Sclater); 1864, 173 ("valley of Mexico"); Cat. 

 Am. Birds, 1862, 52 (Oaxaca). — Sclater and Salvin, Ibis, 1860, 32 (Duefias, 

 Guatemala); Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1864, 349 (Panama R. R. ). — Lawkencb, 

 Ann. Lye. N. Y., vii, 1861, 291, 317 (Panama R. R.); viii, 1865, 175 (David, 

 Chiriqui).— Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1867, 137; (Cordillera de ToM, 

 Santiago, and Santa F^, Veragua; David, Chiriqui); 1870, 185 (Bugaba, 

 Volcan de Chiriqui, Chitra, Castillo, Cordillera del Chucu, and Calovevora, 

 Veragua) .— Sumiohkast, Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H., i, 1869, 548 (hot district. 

 Vera Cruz). 



Ccereba cyanea var. carneipes BoncARn, Cat. Av., 1876, 239, no. 7444 (Mexico). 



Cyanerpes cyaneus cameipes Oberholser, Auk, xvi, Jan., 1899, 33 (crit.; s. Mexico 

 to Panama). 



A[rbelorhina'} Jrempes Cabanis, Mus. Hein., i, 1850, 96 (Puerto Cabello, Vene- 

 zuela; coll. Heine Mus.). 



Ccereba brevipes Rbioheneach, Handb. Spec. Orn,, 1851, 237. 



Cyanerpes cyamus brevipes Oberholser, Auk, xvi, Jan., 1899, 33 (synonymy; 

 crit.). 



A\rbelorhina'] eximia Cabanis, Mus. Hein., i, 1850, 96 (Puerto Cabello, Vene- 

 zuela; coll. Heine Mus.). 



Ccereba cyanea eximia Berlbpsch, Journ. fiir Orn., 1884, 287 (Bucaramanga, 

 Colombia). 



Arbelorhina cyanea eximia Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xviii, Aug. 12, 

 1896, 679, (Margarital., Venezuela).— Robinson, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mua., xviii, 

 1896, 679 (habits).— Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Waah., xii, 1898, 143 (Santa 

 Marta, Colombia). 



Cyanerpes cyanea eximea Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. N. H., xviii, Aug. 25, 1900, 173 

 (Bonda, etc., prov. Santa Marta, Colombia). 



CYANERPES LUCIDUS (Sclater and Salvin). 



SHINING HONEY CREEPER. 



Aihdt male.— Lores, chin, throat, and upper median portion of chest 

 uniform deep black; wings, tail, and thighs black; rest of plumage 

 plain dull ultramarine or french blue, lighter more azure blue on 

 head; bill black; legs and feet canary yellow in life,' dull yellowish in 

 dried skins; length (skins), 91.^109.7 (100.6); wing, 52.1-60.5 (57.4); 

 tail, 26.4-32.3 (29.5); exposed culmen, 15.6-19.6 (18); tarsus, 14-16.3 

 (14.7); middle toe, 9.7-11.4 (10.7).' 



^Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xvi, 1893, 488. 'Ten specimens. 



