Trochilus malaris, “ Licht.” Nordm. Erm. Reis. Atl. p. 2 ,1 5 .
Phaethornis superciliosus, Swains. Class, o f Birds, vol. ii. p. 3 3 0 ; Jard. Nat. Lib. Humming-Birds, vol. ii. p. 150 ;
Gray & Mitch. Gen. o f Birds, vol. i. p. 104, Phatomis, sp. 1; Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av. tom. i. p. 67, Phaétomis,
sp. 1 ; Pelzeln, Sitz. Acad. Wien, 1856, p. 1 5 7 ,1 .
Habitat. Cayenne, the Guianas, and Northern Brazil?
I t will be seen that the above list o f synonyms differs from that given w ith my account o f this species. I adopt
these synonyms on the authority o f Dr. Cabanis, who considers that I am in error in applying the term superciliosus
to the bird I have figured under that name, and that it properly belongs to the one I have called Pretrei,—an opinion
which is probably correct, as the German naturalists are doubtless better acquainted with the type specimens of
continental writers than we can b e : the synonyms o f malaris and superciliosus are therefore given in accordance
with the views o f Dr. Cabanis.
1 8 . P h a e t h o r n i s c o n s o b r in a .
Trochilus consobrinus, “ Bourc.” Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 17.
Phathornis Moorei, Lawr. in Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York, vol. vi. p. 259.
Habitat. New Granada, Ecuador, and the banks o f the Napo.
This is the bird so commonly sent from Bogota, and which so closely assimilates both to th e P . malaris
(superciliosus o f my work) and P . longirostris ( cephalus) . I t ranges over the north-western parts o f Venezuela
and New Granada. I have also a specimen from Archidona in Ecuador. A great number o f specimens from all
these countries are now before me, and among them two named consobrinus by M. Bourcier himself, and one
from Mr. Lawrence o f New York, labelled P . Moorei, proving that these two names have been applied to the
same bird.
1 9 . P h a e t h o r n i s f r a t e r c u l a , .G omW ..........................................................................• Vol. I. PI. 1 8 .
Habitat. Cayenne and the neighbouring countries.
Every ornithologist who has paid attention to the Trochilidse must have seen a Humming-Bird from Cayenne
and the adjacent countries which is very similar to, but smaller than, the P . malaris ( superciliosus o f this monograph)
; yet, strange to say, I find no description that will accord with it. I have therefore given it the above
specific appellation. I t is possible that it may be the female o f the P . malaris (.superciliosus) .
20. P h AÉTHORNIS L O N G IR O S T R IS ..................................................... .......... .....................................................Vol. I. PI. 19.
Phaethornis longirostris, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii- p. 9.
Habitat. Central America.
21. P h a e t h o r n i s s y r m a t o p h o r a , Gould. . . . . . . . . . Vol. I. PI. 20.
Habitat. Ecuador.
“ Irides hazel; upper mandible black; lower mandible red, tipped with b la ck ; le g s and feet dark flesh-colour.
Stomach contained yellow insects. All insects previously examined amongst the Humming-Birds have been black.
Fraser in Proc. o f Zool. Soc. part xxvii. p. 145.
22. P h a e t h o r n i s B o l iv ia n a , Gould.
Habitat. Bolivia.
Upper mandible b la ck ; under mandible yellow, with a dark t ip ; above and beneath the eye a stripe o f b u ff;
chin smoky brown; throat, chest, belly, and under tail-coverts dull reddish fawn-colour; crown dark brown, each
feather faintly striated with b uff; all the upper surface dull reddish fawn-colour, crescented with small marks o f
brown; base o f the four outer tail-feathers on each side bronzy green, to which succeeds a bar o f black, beyond
which the tip is reddish buff; the two prolonged centre-feathers bronze at the base, then brownish black, and
white for the remainder o f their length.
Total length 5 f inches, bill l-j-, wing 2J, tail 2 j.
This bird is somewhat allied to P . syrmatophora; but it is o f much smaller size, and has the throat and chest
differently coloured, those parts being obscure smoky grey without the conspicuous streakings o f buff; the whole
under-surface also, as well as the rump, is less richly coloured.
23. P h a e t h o r n i s P h i l i p p i . . . / • • • •
Ametromis Defilippii, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 10, note.
Habitat. Peru or Bolivia.
24. P h a e t h o r n i s h i s p id a , G o u l d .......................................... .........
Ptyonomis hispida, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 14 ; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 12.
Habitat. Bolivia.
H H H H H ....................................................................................................... 25. P ..........................................v o i. i . pi. 2 3 . h a e t h o r n i s O s e r y i .....................................................................................................................
Habitat. New Granada and Ecuador.
26. Vol. I. PI. 24. P h a e t h o r n i s a n t h o p h i l a ...........................................................................................
Phaethornis anthophila, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 9.
Habitat. New Granada.
. . . Vol. I. PL 25.
27. P h a e t h o r n i s B o u r c i e r i ...........................................................................................
Trochilus Bourcieri, Jard. Nat. Lib. Humming-Birds, yol. ii. p. 124.
Phathornis Bourcieri, Id. p. 150.
Orthomis Bourcieri, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 249. . .. . . rp. .....
Ametromis Bourcieri, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 14; Id. Troch. Enum.p. 12; Cab.et Hem.Mus.I-Iem.Thedm.p.10.
Habitat. Cayenne and the adjacent countries.
. . . V oL I.P l.2 6 .
2 8 . P h a e t h o r n i s G u y i ............................................................................. jj j
Phathornis Guy, Jard. Nat. Lib. Humming-Birds, vol. ii. p. 150; Reichenb. Aufc. der Col. p. 14; Id. Troch.
Enum. p. 12.
Omismya Guy, Delatt. Echo du Monde Savant, no. 45, Juin 15, 1843, col. 1069.
Guyomis typus, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1845, p. 249.
Tomteuches Guyi, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 11.
Habitat. Trinidad.
29. P h a e t h o r n i s E mil ijE.
Trochilus Emilia, Bourc. _ „ r . 1 •
Phatomis Emilia, Gray & Mitch. Gen. of Birds, vol. i. p. 104, Phatorms, sp. 7 ; Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av. vol. i.
p. 68, Phaétomis, sp. 7.
Habitat. New Granada. r ■ , „ „ ... „ ,,r
On reference to my acconnt of 9 Guyi, it will be seen that I questioned whether the Troch,las E nd * , o f M.
Bourcier was not identical with that species; bnt having since seen a great number o f examples o f the latter from
Bogota and of the former from Trinidad, I find that each possesses certain characters by which an experienced
ornithologist wonld be able at once to say whence specimens o f either had been received. The Andean bird, when
fhllv adult, is rather larger in size, is much darker in general appearance, has the chm-stnpes less conspicuous,
the anical two-thirds o f the tail-feathers blacker, aud their basal third aud the upper tail-coverts blmsl. green
instead of pure green. The differences in the two birds are, in fact, precisely analogous to those which occrn be-
tween tbe Glaucis hirsuta and G. affinis.
.( . ¡ ¡ Vol. I. PI. 27.
30. P h a e t h o r n i s Y a r u q u i ...............................................................................
Phaethornis Yarugui, Reicheub. Aufz. der Col. p. 14; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 12.
Guyomis yarugui, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1654, p. 249.
Toxoteuches Yarugui, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 11, note.
" C mandible' black; lower deep red, with a black tip; legs and feet r e d d i s h , - ^ , frac, o f Zoo, See.
As the'lasMhree !p « ie s advance in age their tails become shorter, their feathers broader, and the white
fringing of the lateral ones almost obsolete.