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■ is'w 7 ' 'if u,ci (L “ s - •* a™. Zooi. 
1839, p. 17; Gould, Mon. Trocli. pt. viii. 
^ 188. Delattrta vihidip allens (Bourc. et Muls.), Ann. de la 
8oc. de Lyons, 1846, p. 321; Gould, Mon. Trocli. pt. ix. 
^ 189. Lampkol.ema kiiami (Less.); llcv. Zool. 1838, p. 315 • 
Gould, Mon. Troch. pt. xi. 
190. Heliomaster coxstanti (Delatt.); Echo du Monde 
Savant, 1843; Gould, Mon. Troch. pt. v. 
Examples of all these six species have been transmitted bv 
Mr. Skinner. 
191. Thaomastura enicura (Vieill.); Gould, Mon. Troch. 
pt. iv. 
On no occasion were the males of this species observed about 
Duefias during tlie months of February and March; indeed it 
was not until the month of May that both males and females 
were seen together, at which time, the nopal of the cochineal 
plantations being in full flower, great numbers of Humming¬ 
birds, especial \y of this species, were in the habit of feeding from 
the blossoms of that cactus. The females during the winter 
months are common enough, and frequent the same places, and 
feed principally on the, same trees, as the Cyanomyia cyano- 
cephala. 
v 192. Selasphorus heloisjE (Less, et Delatt.), Rev. Zool. 
1839, p. 15; Gould, Mon. Troch. pt. viii. 
v 193. Selasphorus platycercus (Swains.); Gould, Mon. 
Troch. pt. iii. 
S 194. Tryph^ena duponti (Less.), Colibris, Supp. pi. 1 ; 
Gould, Mon. Troch. pt. i. 
Examples of these three species have been transmitted by Mr. 
Skinner. 
v/ 195. Trochilus colubris (Linn.) ; Gould, Mon. Troch. 
pt. xv. 
This species would appear to be abundant in the winter 
months in Guatemala, as numerous examples haveTieen trails- „ 
mitted by Mr. Skinner. It occurs at Acatenango, a village on 
