43. P y g m o r n i s E p i s c o p u s , Gould. W K Ê „
„ . . . vol. l . i l . o » . ng. ¿.
Phaëthomis Episcopus, Gould, .....................................................
Pygmomis episcopus, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 7, note:
Habitat. British Guiana.
44. P y g m o r n i s r u f iv e n t r i s .
' Brin blanc jeune âge, Virili. Ois. Dor. tom. i. p. 39, pl. 19.
Trochilus rufigaster, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. tom. sii. p. 357 ; Id. Eue. Meth. Orn. part n. p . 551.
- Davidianus, Less. Troch. p . 50, pl. 13 ; Jard. Nat. Lib. Humming-Birds, vol. | p. 127.
Phethomis davidianus, Jard. Nat. Lib. Humming-Birds, v o l i i.p . 1 5 1 ; G r a y & Mitch. Gen. o f Birds, vol. i. p. 108,
sp. 13.
mfigaster, Gray & Mitch. Gen. o f Birds, vol. i. p. 108, sp. 12.
— — pygrrueus, Cab. in Schomb. Reis. Guian. tom. iii. p. 708.
Eremita Davidianus, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p . 14 ; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 11.
Pygmornis davidianus, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 250.
------------ rufiventris, Cab. e t Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 7, note.
Habitat. Cayenne. . -
The above list o f synonyms are given on the authority o f Dr. Cabanis : it is ju st possible jhat they may refer
to the female o f my P. Episcopus ; but I fear that this cannot at present be satisfactorily determined.
45. P y g m o r n i s E r e m i t a , Gould. I
. „ . „ Phaëthomis Eremita, G oj ,u l d ................................................................................................' . Vol. I. PI. 40.
Trochilus Brasiliensis, Less. Man. d’Orn. tom. ii. p. 75 ; Id. Traité d’Om. p. 289.
’ _ — — rufigaster, Jard. Nat. Lib. Humming-Birds, vol. ii. p. 83, pi. 4.
Phathomis rufigaster, Jard. Nat. Lib. Humming-Birds, vol. ii. p. 151 ; Burm. Th. Bras. tom. n. p. 326.
Pheetomis, sp., Gray & Mitch. Gen. o f Birds, vol. iii. App. p. 30 a.
Phdétomis eremita, Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av. tom.i. p. 68, Phaitomis, sp. 12.
Eremita rufigaster, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 14 ; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 11.
Pygmornis rufigaster, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1584, p. 250.
■ - eremita, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 7.
Habitat. Northern Brazil, Bahia, the banks o f the Lower Amazon.
4 6 . P y g m o r n i s p y g m æ a .
. . . . Vol. I. PI. 4 1 . Phaëthomis p y g m æ u s .....................................................................................
Trochilus Brasiliensis, Wied, Beitr. tom.iv. p. 111.
• pygnueus, Bunn. Th. Bras. tom. ii. p. 327.
Eremita pygnueus, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. p. 14 ; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 10.
Pygmornis pygmaea, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 6.
Habitat. South-eastern Brazil.
Subfamily II. TROCHILINÆ.
I commence the second volume with the Campylopteri, a group o f Humming-Birds distinguished by their great
size, by the diversity o f their colouring, and by the broad, dilated shafts o f the first three primaries or quill-feathers
o f the males. The members o f this group are spread over nearly the whole o f the temperate regions o f America,
from Mexico to the equator, including Brazil, Guiana, Venezuela, and some o f the W e st Indian Islands.
This section o f the Trochilidæ comprises several very distinct forms :—one remarkable for a deeply forked tail,
for the rich blue colouring o f the body, and for the similarity in the outward appearance o f the sexes ; another for
having the tail cuneate ; while a third, comprising six or seven species, is distinguished by a very ample and rounded
tail. I t is for the last form alone that I have retained the generic appellation o f Campylopterus, applying that o f
Eupetomena to the deeply forked-tailed bird macroura, Sphenoproctus to the cuneate-tailed Pampa, and Phaochroa to
the Cuvieri and the allied Roberti, which may be considered as aberrant, the broad shafts o f the primaries (the
principal characteristic o f the group) being but slightly developed. These birds lead on to Aphantochroa.
Genus E upetomena, Gould.
(Ew, benfc, et ireronevr), volans.)
Generic characters.
Male.— Bill longer than the head, and slightly arched; Kings moderate; shafts o f the first two or three primaries
bowed, dilated and flattened; tail long and deeply forked; tarsi partially clothed; fe e , rather small | hud
toe shorter than the middle toe.
Female.—Similar to the male in plumage.
47. E u p e t o m e n a m a c r o u r a .
Eupetomena hirund,.m acea.............................................................................................. . . . Vol II. PI. 42.
Prognomis macroura, Reichenb. Aufe. der Col. p. 11; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 9, pi. 806. figs. 4873-75.
Eupetomena macroura, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 254.
Cymntlms macrourus. Jard. Nat. Lib. Humming-Birds, vol. ii. p. 149.
Eupetomena macrura, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 14.
Omismga hirundmacea, Dev. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1850, p. 214.
Habitat. Brazil, Cayenne, and the neighbouring countries.
M Deville states that “ this Humming-Bird sometimes accompanies the Claysolampis moschitus into the fields,
but generally prefers the neighbourhood o f the river-banks, where the silky tufts o f the W M and the blossoms of
the numerous Lianes suffice for its wants. I t files very rapidly, has a shrill cry, and is so fearless that it will settle
within a few feet o f the object which has alarmed it. I t is found throughout the whole of Brazil all the year
round, but appears to'be most numerous in August, September, and October.
Genus S phenoproctus, Cab.
Of this form there are evidently two sp e c ie s-o n e inhabiting Mexico, and the other Guatemala. I t has
alwaysbeen considered by Trochilidists that the 15th Plate of the Supplement to I Lesson's Histoire NatureUe des
Oiseaux-mouches I represents one or other o f them, but that he was in error in giving the interior of La Plata as its
habitat I have not been able to see Lesson's typ e; otherwise I could have ascertained to which o f the two it has
reference, or whether it is different from both. My figures were taken from Guatemalan specimens, and Lesson s
plate would appear to have been taken from an example procured in the same country; consequently the term
Pampa must be retained for the Guatemalan bird, while for the larger and stouter Mexican birds we must use
Lichtenstein’s name curvipennis.
48. S p h e n o p r o c t u s P a m p a . Vol. 11. r l. 43.
Campylopterus Pampa, Less..........................................................................................
Campylopterus pampa, Sclat. & Salv. Ibis, vol. i. p. 127; Salv. Ibis, vol. ii. p. 260.
Habitat. Guatemala.
Sphenoproctus pampa, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein.Theilru. p. 11.
C a n J o p t tm s pampa, Montes de Oca in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Ptalad. 1860, p. 551.
Habitat, Meriom ^ ^ ;ts much larger size, m d hi the paler tint o f its blue crown.
This species differs P lt — M o n t e s de Oca, “ give to this species the name
“ The pe0ple ° f C0“ntePeCpmX ^ M r tT e - s u d i e r , apparently because it has a somewhat musical voice. It
o f Chupa^rtofandanguero ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ sufflcicnt t0 recognize it by in the woods:
,s the only .Humming- n occasi0naUy found in the neighbourhood o f Jalapa, but
though rather monotonous, they are very p g ^ ^ generally feeds on the flowers
it is more abundant at Coantepec. I t inhabits . n * ^ ^ ^
nf the high bushes called rirasorete, which are then in niUDioom, aim -
ot tne mgn uusuc» summer-time,
leaves, amongst which it is very difficult to. be detected. Very tew are