CYNANTHUS GRISEIVENTRIS, tue:

Grey-bellied Train-bearer.

Cynanthus grisewventris, Tacz. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1883 Peace

 

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Ee NORSK has received this species from Paucal in Peru, where it was collected by Mr. Jelski. The
original specimen was not quite adult, and had the tail somewhat damaged.

The following is a translation of Dr. Taczanowski’s description :— :

Above green, with the forehead scaly for a long distance and very brilliant ; underneath entirely pale
ashy grey; the throat bright blue; the feathers white at the base; vent white; wing-coverts uniform with
the back, the edge of the wing white; first primary externally margined with white ; tail deeply forked,
brilliant green, the centre tail-feathers having a very broad apical lustre of reddish copper; outer tail-
feathers blue-black, ending in green ; tail bluish green below. Bill black; feet blackish.

[R. B. S.]

CYNANTHUS CQCELESTIS, Gowa.

Ecuador ‘Train-bearer.
Cynanthus celestis, Gould, Intr. Trochil. p. 102 (1861).

Trochilus celestis, Gray, Hand-list of Birds, 1. p. 143, no. 1849 (1869).
Cynanthus cyanurus celestis, Berlepsch & Tacz. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1883, p. 567.

 

Tuts Ecuador Train-bearer is “considerably larger than the C. cyanurus; it also presents a marked
difference in the colouring of the under surface, which is uniform coppery brown instead of green ; 1n other
ar to the specimens from Bogota, with green and blue tails. In no

respects the colouring is very simil
with an entirely blue tail, whereas they frequently occur

instance have I seen a specimen from Ecuador
among those sent from Bogota.” (Gould, /. ¢.)

Mr. D. G. Elliot, in his ‘ Synopsis’ (p. 152), does not admit the distinctness
and considers that Mr. Gould’s species was established on too slight grounds to be
however, admit a certain amount of difference

of the present bird from

Colombian examples,
maintained. Count Von Berlepsch and Dr. Taczanowski,

in the Ecuador bird.

[R. B. 8.]