. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. — THE lirMMlNO-BIKI): ir,7 HeliopsDdica xantusi, Lawkknce XANTITS'S HUMMINO-BIBD. Arrmzilia xantusi, Lawiu:n« k, Ann. N. Y. Lye. VII, A|>ril, l^Co, 100. JlrliojKcdun xantusi, Gould, Mon. Troth. II, \>]. Ixv. — In. Intiod. Trodi. Gl. — , 111. Birds N. Am. xi, plate. — C'uuI'ER, Orn. C'al. I, 1870, 305. Ilcliop'irficn cffs/fnicoonuh, , Ann. X. Y. Lye. 1860, 145 (tenialc). — Elliot, I
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. — THE lirMMlNO-BIKI): ir,7 HeliopsDdica xantusi, Lawkknce XANTITS'S HUMMINO-BIBD. Arrmzilia xantusi, Lawiu:n« k, Ann. N. Y. Lye. VII, A|>ril, l^Co, 100. JlrliojKcdun xantusi, Gould, Mon. Troth. II, \>]. Ixv. — In. Intiod. Trodi. Gl. — , 111. Birds N. Am. xi, plate. — C'uuI'ER, Orn. C'al. I, 1870, 305. Ilcliop'irficn cffs/fnicoonuh, , Ann. X. Y. Lye. 1860, 145 (tenialc). — Elliot, I'.iiiK X. Am. 1, xxii. Sp. Char. Male. Above inotallic green ; the forehead, clu-eks. and eh in velvety bhu k (the former with a deep blue «rloss). A (hstin(;t white t^tripe from bill, throuirh and behind the eye. Throat and forepart of ;t brilliant metallic green; rest of under parts ;; all the tail-feathers pur])lish-rufons, — the central ;?ed with green rbove, near the etlges, the others obscurely edged with blackish along ends. JJill red at base, black at end. Length, ; wing, ; tail, ; exposed portion of bill above. .05. Female. Forehead and all under parts light cinnamon beneath, without any green, or any dusky specks on throat; white cheek-stripe appreciable, but tinged with rufous. Tail as in male, but the central feathers entirely green above, the other, except the outer, with a dusky greenish or puri»lish sjiot on each web near the end. Whole upper mandible apparently <lusky ; base of lower, red. Hab. Cape St. Lucas. well-marked and interesting species we owe to Mr. Xantiis, toether with many other birds of tlie west coast. It is siitticieutly to require no comparison otlier than that given under the general head ; it ciin lu» sep- arated from H. mdanotU in all stages of plumage hy tlie rufous tail. Specimens vary sometimes in the intensity of tlie rufous shade, and, as state
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