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Genus Selasphorus. 



The Central American members of this genus have been in a very- 

 unsatisfactory condition for some time, owing to lack of material and 

 perpetuated errors. While preparing this paper I asked M. Eugene 

 Simon to give me his opinion upon the status of several of the species, 

 which he has very kindly done, including all of the Central American 

 species. M. Simon is well qualified to straighten out this tangle, not 

 only on account of his long study of the Trochilidce, but from the large 

 amount of material in his own collection and in the British Museum, 

 to which he has had access. 



The arrangement of the species here given follows that which he 

 has furnished me. 



270. Selasphorus flammula flammula Salvin. 



Selasphorus flammula Salvin, P. Z. S., 1864, 586 (Volcan de Irazu [Arce]). — 

 Lawrence, Ann. Lye. N. Y., IX, 1868 (Irazu [Arce]). — Frantzius, Jour, 

 fur Orn. 1869, 315 (Los Tabacales, La Candelaria). — Boucard, P. Z. S., 

 1878, 70 (summit of Volcan de Irazu). — Zeledon, An. Mus. Nac. de C. R. t 

 I, 1887, 121 (C. R.). — Salvin, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XVI, 1892, 398 (Volcan 

 de Irazii [Arce]). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, II, 1892, 

 357 (Irazu and Rancho Redondo [Zeledon. in U. S. Nat. Mus.]). — Hartert, 

 Tierr., 1900, 205 (high mts. of Costa Rica). 



Selasphorus flammea, Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 497 (Irazii 

 [Nutting]). 



U. S. Nat. Museum : Volcan de Turrialba (Ridgway and Zeledon), 

 San Juan de Irazu (Ridgway), Volcan de Irazu (Cherrie) (Lizano). 



Bangs Collection : Volcan de Irazu (Underwood). 



C. H. Lankester Collection : Volcan de Irazu and Turrialba. 



Carnegie Museum : Volcan de Irazu and Turrialba (Carriker). Five 

 skins. 

 This is a very distinct and easily recognized species, which is found 



only on the highest mountains of central Costa Rica. There are 



many of them among the stunted scrub found above timber-line on 



the volcanoes, this being the only species occurring in any numbers 



at so high an altitude in Costa Rica. 



271. Selasphorus flammula torridus (Salvin). 



Selasphorus torridus Salvin, P. Z. S., 1870, 208 (Volcan de Chiriqui, Panama 

 [Arce]). — Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., VI, 1883, 415 (Costa Rica, $ 

 and 9 [Van Patten coll.]); VII, 1884, 14 (C. R. [Van Patten]). — Zeledon, 

 An. Mus. Nac. de C. R., I, 1887, 122 (Volcan de Irazu, three). — Salvin, 



