. The birds of British Guiana : based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell ... . us. Wingr);3 mm. Bill, upper mandible black, lower mandible pale yellowtipped with black ; legs and toes yellowish fiesh-coloiir ; eyeblack ; claws black (//. Wliiteli/). Tlie description of the female is taken from a specimen in theBritish Museum collected by Wiiit(dy at Mount Udiaiiiia on the27th of December, 18>. 708)this bird is found plentifully on the outskirts of the woods. Genus PHAETHORNIS Swains. Phaetlwniis Swainson, Zool. Journ. iii. p. 357, 1827. Type P. siiper-ciliosus (Linn.). This g
. The birds of British Guiana : based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell ... . us. Wingr);3 mm. Bill, upper mandible black, lower mandible pale yellowtipped with black ; legs and toes yellowish fiesh-coloiir ; eyeblack ; claws black (//. Wliiteli/). Tlie description of the female is taken from a specimen in theBritish Museum collected by Wiiit(dy at Mount Udiaiiiia on the27th of December, 18>. 708)this bird is found plentifully on the outskirts of the woods. Genus PHAETHORNIS Swains. Phaetlwniis Swainson, Zool. Journ. iii. p. 357, 1827. Type P. siiper-ciliosus (Linn.). This genus is characterized by the somewhat long and wedge-shaped tail and the curved Pliarthornis G9.—To show the wedge-shaped tail and the curved hill. Keg to the Species. A. Larger, vving move than 50 mm. a. Outer tail-feathers tipped with white. a. Under surface rufescent buff JP. .ti/prrriliosus, \-). S8S. b. Under surface gre} P. augusti, p. 384. h. Outer tail-feathers tipped with buft P. hourcieri, p. 385. PIIAKTHORNIS. :> B. Smaller, wing less than 50 mm. c. Under smiacegrey P. rvpurumli, p. 385. d. Under surface rufous. c. Chin black ; no dark band on the breast P. lonr/umaretis, p. 3S6. (V. Chin rufous; a dark band across Under aspect of outer tail-feathers subterminally bronze P. ruler, p. 3S7. h. Under aspect of outer tail-feathers subterminally black P. episcopus, p. 38S, 255. Phaethornis Hermit. Trochihis snpe^ciliosns Linn. Syst. Nat. 12th ed. i. p. 1S9, 17GG (Cayenne) ; Cab. in Schomb. Eeis. Guian. iii. p. 70S, 1S4; si/jierciliosns Salvin, Ibis, 1885, p. 431 (Bartica Grove, Camac
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