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beneath, it appears all black, tipped with white. In the other 
species the rufous of the basal portion is more extended, and the 
blackish bar narrower, and does not occupy all the space between 
the tips of the under-coverts and the white tips, at least on the 
lateral feathers. I do not think that the females have any metallic 
feathers on the throat ; those mentioned as females, with these 
feathers, being usually young males. These last generally have the 
median rectrices cinnamon, the tips only being metallic green. As, 
therefore, it will be necessary to bestow a new name upon the bird 
with the metallic-orange throat and notched rectrices next to the 
central pair, the synonymy of the species will stand somewhat as 
below. 
The descriptions are taken from specimens in my collection from 
California and Mexico respectively. 
Selasphorus rufus. 
Trochilus rufus, Gmel., Syst. Nat., Vol. I, p. 497. (1788.) 
Ruff-necked Humming-Bird, Lath., Gen. Syn,, Vol. II, p, 785, pi. 35. 
(1781.) 
Trochilus {Selasioliorus) rufus, Swains., Faun. Bor. Amer., Vol. II, p. 
324. (1831.) 
Selasphorus rufus, Aun., B. Amer., 8vo ed. Vol. IV, p. 200. Bated,* B. 
Amer. (1860), p. 134. Gould, Mon. Troch,, Vol. Ill, pi. 137 (partim). 
SelaspJior^is ruber. Bon., Consp. Gen. Av., p. 82. 
Ornismya soisin, Less., Hist. Nat. Ois. Monch., p. 190, pis. 66, 67. 
Selasphorus alleni, Henshaw, Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. II, p. 54 
(1877). 
Habitat. In summer the 
Pacific coast of America from 
California to Nootka Sound. 
In winter — ? 
Male. Top of head and 
back bronzy-green, dullest 
on the forehead. Sides of 
the head, rump, flank, abdo- 
men, and under tail-coverts 
rufous. A gorget of metal- 
lic feathei's, covering all the throat and extending on to the sides of the 
neck, brilliant coppery-red, with brassy reflections in certain lights. Up- 
per part of breast white. Wings purplish-brown. Tail short, cuneate. 
Figures reprinted from Mr. Henshaw ‘s article (this volume, p. 53), with 
change of names. 
