MELLISUGA. 
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nigricapillus Cabanis, Mus. Heine. I. 35. == Sylvia nigricapilla. 
obsoletus Brehm, Naumannia 1855. V. 283. = Sylvia provincialis Tem. 
provincialis Leach, Catal. brit. Mus. 25. == Sylvia provincialis Tem. 
sardus Cabanis, Mus. Heine. I. 35. = Sylvia sarda Marm. 
striatus Brooks, Ibis 1872. II. 180; Proc. as. Soc. Bengal 1872. 66. — 
Punjab. 
MELLISUGA (Trochilidae. — mel, sugo) Brisson, Ornith. 1760. III. 694. — 
Gray, Genera Birds 1848. I. 111. = Trochilus Lin. 
Bill of various lengths, straight and slender with the culmen mostly rounded 
to the tip, which is acute, the lateral margins partly dilated over the lower man- 
dible; the nostrils basal, with the opening entirely concealed by the projecting 
frontal plumes. Wings generally long and pointed, with the first quill the lon- 
gest. Tail more or less lengthened and of various forms. Tarsi very short, 
slender and sometimes covered by plumes. Toes rather long and slender, the 
lateral ones united at the base, especially the outer toe, which is longer than the 
inner one; the hind toe long, slender and armed with a long curved claw. 
Abeillei Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. == Trochilus Abeillei. 
aeneicauda Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus aeneicaudus Gould. 
albocoronata Lawrence, Ann. Lyc. New York 1855. VI. 137. — Nova 
Granada. 
Alexandri Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus Alexandri Bourc. 
amethysticollis Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus amethysticollis Tschud. 
amethystina Stephens, gener. Zool. XIV. 243. === Trochilus amethystina Gmel. 
amethystoides Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus amethystinus Gmel. 
Anna Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus Anna Jard. 
atra Stephens, gener. Zool. XIV. 243. = Trochilus fuscus Vieill. 
Audenetti Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus chalybaeus Vieill. 
bifurcata Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus bifurcatus. 
bilopha Stephens, gener. Zool. XIV. 251. = Trochilus cornutus Pz. Wied. 
Eonapartei Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus BonaparteL 
chalybaea Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. — Trochilus chalybaeus Vieill. 
clarissae Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus clarissae Reichb. 
Clementiae Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. == Trochilus Clementiae. 
coeligena Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus coeligena Jard. 
colubris Stephens, gener. Zool. XIV. 247. = Trochilus colubris Lin. 
concinna Stephens, gener. Zool. XIV. 246. = Trochilus mellisugus Lin. 
Conradi Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus Conradi Bourc. 
Conversi Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus Conversi Bourc. 
cornuta Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus cornutus Pz. Wied. 
Costae Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus Costae Bourc. 
cristata Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus cristatus Lin. 
cupreicauda Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus opacus Lichtst. 
cupripennis Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus cupripennis Bourc. 
cyanura Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus cyanura Steph. 
Delalandi Gray, Genera Birds I. 114. — Trochilus Delalandi Vieill. 
Delattrei Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus hemileucurus Lichtst. 
Duponti Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus Duponti Jard. 
ensifera Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus ensifer. 
eos Gray, Genera Birds III. App. 5. = Trochilus eos. 
exilis Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus exilis Gmel. 
exortis Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus exortis Fras. 
fernandensis Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. == Trochilus fernandensis King. 
flavescens Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus flavescens Bodd. 
forficata Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus forficata Lin. 
fulgens Gray, Genera Birds I. 112. = Trochilus fulgens Swains. 
galerita Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. = Trochilus galeritus Molin. 
Gibsoni Gray, Genera Birds I. 113. Trochilus Gibsoni Lodd. 
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