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arly allied. It will be seen, on reference to my account of G. hirsuta, that when it ie oe ae a
on aa ae to its synonymy, or, rather, as to whether the small red-coloured bir : oe aa baa e
a identical with it; and although some years have since elapsed, ee oe a GE
satisfactory solution of the difficulty. Under these circumstances, I think it will be - ee — ee
as distinct ; and this view of the subject is supported by the fact that I do pond ie - ae
panying the allied species, G. affinis, Lawr., which is a native a eee I ae it ee - Ae ae
fully aie have the tail shorter and more rounded than during the period of eee y : eae
year of their existence. The youthful state, then, is indicated by a magne cuneate form ‘ . a oe
ahictt are pointed and tipped with white; and as the birds advance in age, at cam moult 7 = a
more rounded and the white tipping less, until at length it is reduced to a mere fringe, existing in some instances

1 é alone. |
. is oe : eo of the genus Glaucis extends over the whole of the eastern parts of Brazil, the

ini /enez ew Granada, and Veragua.
Guianas, Trinidad, Tobago, Venezuela, the banks of the Amazon, N ,

: Volt Rigo
5. GLAUCIS HIRSUTA. : : : : : : : : : han :
Trochilus Dominicus, Licht. Dubl. p. 12; Cab. Schomb. Reise Guian. tom. iii. p. 708.
—_— ferrugineus, Wied, Beitr. iv. p. 20. a
superciliosus, fam., Less. Hist. Nat. des Col. p. 38, pl. 7; Id. Traité d’Orn. p. 289; Jard. Nat. Lib.
Humming-Birds, vol. ii. p. 120, pl. 27 ; Burm. Th. Bras. tom. ii. p- 324.
— hirsutus, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 4.

 

Habitat. Eastern Brazil, Venezuela, and the Island of Trinidad.

6. Guaucts Mazeppa : f : : : : : ; : : : : : 2 Vol. I. Pl. 6

Habitat. Cayenne, the Guianas, and the Islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

7. Guaucis aFFInis, Lawr.

Vole Pia
Habitat. The high lands of New Granada. Specimens are frequently sent from Bogota.
8. Guaucis LANcEoLATA, Gould Vol. I. Pl. 8.
Habitat. Para.
9. GLAUCIS MELANURA, Gould : : : Vol. I: Pl. 9.
Habitat. The banks of the Rio Napo and the Rio Negro.
10. Guaucis Dournt Vol le erro!

Glaucis Dohrni, Cab. et. Hein. Mus. Hein. Theil iii. p. 4.
Habitat. Southern Brazil.

M. Bourcier has given Ecuador as

the locality where his specimen was
direct from the district of Espiritu S

procured ; but my bird was received
anto in Brazil.

le GuLaucIs Rvuckert

: : : E Volt Pl W,
Threnetes Ruckeri, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col. Pp: |

5; Id. Troch. Enum. p. 12.
Glaucis Ruckeri, Cab. et He

in. Mus. Hein. Theil lil. p. 4,
Habitat. Veragua.

12. Guavucis Fraseri, Gould

Vol Rini2:

Mr. Fraser collected at Babahoyo, in Ecuador,

sidered to be identical with the Glaucis Ruckeri, but
Veragua, I find such differential ch
its discoverer

specimens of a bird which both Dr. Sel
in which, on
aracters as to entitle it to
» aS a just tribute to one who h
differs from G. Ruckeri in be

ater and myself con-
a more minute comparison with specimens from
a distinctive position ; I hay
as played a good part in the further
arger in size, in having a sm

e therefore named it after
ance of science. The G. Fraseri

aller amount of rusty red on the chest, and in
very similar.

ing rather ]

having a decidedly grey breast ; in other respects the two birds are
The following is Mr,

Fraser’s note respecting this species :—

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