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DIPHLOGiENA AURORA.
Warszewicz’s Rainbow.
Helianthea aurora, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1 8 5 3 , p. 6 1 .— Bonap. Rev. e t Mag. de Zool. 1854,
p . 2 5 1 .— Cab. & H eine, Mus. Hein. Th. iii. p. 8 0 , note 6 (1860).
Hypochrysia aurora, Reichenb. Aufz. der Colibr. (J. f. 0 . 1 8 5 3 , Extra-H.), p. 9 (1853). Id.
Handb. Trochil. p. 6 (1855).
Leadbeatera warszeiciczii, Reichenb. Aufz. der Colibr. p. 9 (1853).— Id. Haudb. Trochil. p. 6,
Taf. d c x c . fig . 4 5 2 6 (1855).
Coeligena warszevnczii, Reichenb. Aufz. der Colibr. p. 2 3 (1853).
Diphlogcena aurora, Gould, Monogr. Trochil. iv. pi. 2 4 8 .— Id. lntr. Trochil. 8vo, p. 134
(1861).— Scl. & Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 9 0 (1873).— lid . Proc. Zool. Soc.
1 8 7 9 , p. 630.
Diphlogeena iris (pt.), Elliot, Synopsis o f the Humming-Birds, p. 6 9 (1878).
Diphlogana warszewiczi, Tacz. P . Z. S. 1 8 8 0 , p. 2 0 4 .— Id. Orn. Perou, p. 3 8 3 (1884).
T he discovery o f th e male bird o f this splendid species, for th e loan o f which we have been indebted to
Messrs. Salvin an d Godman, has afforded a good opportunity o f figuring it. T h e female has already been
figured in th e fourth volume o f th e p re sen t work, while th e male has remained unknown until quite
recently.
The original specimens of this Humming-bird were obtained by the well-known traveller Warszewicz, m
Bolivia, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, at Illimani and Sorata; but Mr. Buckley does not appear to
have met with it during his expedition to Bolivia. We notice that Dr. Taczauowski has adopted the specific
name of wanzemczi for this bird; but we believe that the title of aurora was really published first, as it
certainly appeared in April of the year 1853, whereas Prof. Reichenbach did not publish Ins name until the
end of "the same year. The latter appeared in the ■ Extra-Heft ' of the • Journal fur Ornithologie,' which
was in all probability not issued to the public before the year 1854.
M. Stolzmann met with the present species in Peru at Cutervo, at an altitude of 9600 to 9700 feet. An
adult male procured by Jelski between Shanyn and Tambillo is in the collection of Dr. Raimondi. According
to M. Stolzmann, it is a bird o f very swift movements, only stopping for an instant in shady places.
The Plate represents a male bird of the size o f life, the figures being drawn from a beautiful specimen lent
to us bv Messrs. Salvin and Godman.