BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 381 
(Florence M'), Handb. Birds W. U. S., 1902, 243.—Swarra, Condor, vii, 
1905, 79 (Santa Rita Mts., Arizona).—VisHER, Auk, xxvii, 1910, 282 (Santa 
Rita Mts., Arizona, 1 spec.; Santa Catalina Mts., Arizona, 1 spec., May 4). 
Blasilinna] leucotis Capanis and Heine, Mus. Hein., iii, 1860, 45 (Mexico).— 
Ripeway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 319; Rep. U. S. Nat. Mus. for 1890 
(1891), 369 (diagnosis, etc.). 
Basillina leucotis Scuater, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1856, 287 (Cérdova, Vera 
Cruz).—Swartx, Pacific Coast Avifauna, no. 4, 1904, 19 (Huachuca Mts., 
Arizona, 5,500-7,000 ft.). 
Coeligena leucotis Mutsanr and VERREAUX, Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouch., i, livr. 8, 
1874, 187 (Temascaltepec, Mexico; Guatemala). 
Heliopaedica leucotis MULSANT and VERREAUX, Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouch., ii, livr. 1, 
1875, 3. 
Heliopaedica (Coeligena) leucotis Muntsant and VreRREAUX, Hist. Nat. Ois.- 
Mouch., iv, livr. 3, 1878, 186 (synonymy). 
(?) Trochilus lucidus Shaw, Gen. Zool., viii, pt. 1, 1812, 327 (based on ‘‘Le plus 
beau des becfleurs, Azara Par.’’) 
(?) Mellisuga lucida STEPHENS, Shaw’s Gen. Zool., xiv, pt. i, 1826, 247. 
(?) [Sapphironia] lucida Bonaparte, Rev. et Mag. de Zool., 1854, 256. 
Sapphironia lucida Sctater, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1858, 297 (Oaxaca); 1859, 
386 (Toténtepec, Oaxaca). 
Trochilus melanotis Swanson, Philos. Mag., n. s., i, 1827, 441 (Real del Monte, 
Hidalgo). 
Heliopxdica melanotis Goutp, Mon. Troch., ii, pt. xv, 1858, pl. 64; Introd. 
Troch., oct. ed., 1861, 60.—Sazvin, Ibis, 1860, 195, 263, 270 (Volcan de 
Fuego, Cob4n, and San Gerénimo, Guatemala; habits)—ScLaTEr, Cat. 
Am. Birds, 1862, 289 (Mexico); Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1864, 176 (Valley 
of Mexico).—Sancnez, Anal. Mus. Nac. Mex., i, 1877, 96 (Jalapa; Valley of 
Mexico; Guandjuato).—Vintapa, La Naturaleza, ii, 1874, 365 (Valley of 
Mexico).—Bovcarp, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xxii, 1876, 14 (Mexico; Puebla; 
Oaxaca); Notes Troch. du Mex., 1875, 1 (Mexico; Puebla; Oaxaca; habits, 
etc.).—D’Oca, La Naturaleza, iii, 1875, 28; Trog. de Mex., 1875, 19, pl. (3), 
fig. 11. 
[Heliopexdica] melanotis ScLtateR and Savin, Nom. Av. Neotr., 1873, 81. 
Hleliopxdica] melanotis Barrp, Brewer, and Ripeway, Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 
1874, 466. 
Heliopedica melanotis SctatER and Satvin, Ibis, 1859, 130 (Guatemala).— 
Ducks, La Naturaleza, i, 1873, 141 (Guanajuato). 
Hexliopxdica melanotis HERRERA, La Naturaleza, (2), i, 1891, 322 (Valley of 
Mexico). 
Hylocharis melanotis MuusantT and VERREAUX, Classif. Troch., 1866, 38. 
Trochilus cuculliger LicHTENSTEIN, Preis-Verz. Mex. Vég., 1831, 1; Journ. fiir 
Orn., 1863, 55. 
Ornismya arsennit Lesson, Hist. Nat. Ois.-Mouch., 1829, pp. xxvii, 60, pl. 9 
(“Brazil;” coll. Rivoli); Suppl., 1831, 152, pl. 27; Index Gen. and Synop. 
Troch., 1832, p. xxxix (Re4l del Monte; Temasc4ltepec). 
T[rochilus] xicotencal DE tA Luave, Registro Trimestre, ii, no. 5, Jan., 1833, 48 
(Mexico; see Richmond, Auk, xvi, 1899, 324). 
BASILINNA LEUCOTIS PYGMAZA Simon and Hellmayr. 
LESSER WHITE-EARED HUMMING BIRD. 
Differing from B. 1. leucotis in smaller size with relatively longer 
wings; green of throat more restricted posteriorly; breast and abdo- 
