i MMMMMmtnim iininii i ninimii iiii iii — mm m m WPwniwmHWWWWB"HHIIim i m i limn iJ PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE FROM ROOM 503 11 ,- BIRD DEPT. MUS. COMP. ZOOLl ! CHECK-LIST OF BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME V LONDON : HUMPHREY MILPORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS CHECK-LIST OF BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME V BY JAMES LEE PETERS CURATOR OF BIRDS, MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY AT HARVARD COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE Original printing by HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS IN 1945 Reprinted by MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY AT HARVARD COLLEGE IN 1955 COPTRIGHT, 1945 BT THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE REPRINTED BY PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHY SPAULDING-MOSS COMPANY BOSTON INTRODUCTION No innovations have been adopted in this volume; the gen- eral scope, as outlined in the introduction to the first volume, with minor changes explained in the introductions to subse- quent volumes, still stands. A little more than half of the present volume is taken by the hummingbirds. The arrangement of this family is essentially that adopted by Eugene Simon in his Histoire Naturelle des Trochilidae (Paris, 1921), but I have not been able to follow all of his generic refinements or some of his interpretations of the Rules of Zoological Nomenclature. Nevertheless, Simon's arrangement is probably the best to date for a family that defies any attempt at a logical linear classification. Generic differentiation has been much over- done in the Trochilidae; too much emphasis has been laid on secondary sexual characters of the males; a better system could probably be evolved from a classification based on the females, but the time element prevented my undertaking it. Continued changes in geographical place names are diffi- cult to keep up with; I have endeavored to be up-to-date on the more important, and anticipate greater changes after the war. Accents have been placed in all place names in Latin America where required by Spanish or Portuguese grammatical usage. No new names published since 31 December 1943 are included, nor are the results incorporated of any revisionary work since that date. Owing to World conditions, it has not been practicable to circulate proofs abroad; instead, carbons of the typescript were sent to the United States National Museum, American Museum of Natural History, and the Chicago Museum of Natural History where they were read as a whole or in part by Dr. H. Friedmann, Dr. A. Wetmore, Mr. H. G. Deignan, VI INTRODUCTION Dr. E. Mayr, Dr. J. P. Chapin, Dr. J. T. Zimmer, and Prof. 0. Neumann; to each of these gentlemen my thanks are heartily given. I am indebted to the authorities of the American Museum of Natural History, United States National Museum, Carne- gie Museum, Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, and the Chicago Museum of Natural History for the loan of specimens. Thanks are again due to Mrs. R. E. Bowen who typed the greater part of the manuscript and prepared the index, to Mrs. Peters for invaluable assistance with the proof, and to Dr. Thomas Barbour for his continued encouragement of this project. J. L. P. 29 January 1945 CONTENTS Order Apodiformes 3 Suborder Trochili 3 Family Trochilidae 3 Genus Doryfera Gould 3 Androdon Gould 4 Ramphodon Lesson 4 Glaucis Boie 4 Threnetes Gould 5 Phaethornis Swainson 7 Eutoxeres Reichenbach 16 Phaeochroa Gould 17 Campylopterus Swainson 18 Eupetomena Gould 21 Florisuga Bonaparte 21 Melanotrochilus Deslongchamps 22 Colibri Spix 22 Anthracothorax Boie 24 Avocettula Reichenbach 27 Eulampis Boie 27 Sericotes Reichenbach 27 Chrysolampis Boie 28 Orthorhyncus Lacepede 28 Klais Reichenbach 29 Abeillia Bonaparte 30 Stephanoxis Simon 30 Lophomis Lesson 31 Polemistria Cabanis and Heine 32 Lithiophanes Simon 33 Paphosia Mulsant, J. and E. Verreaux 33 Popelairia Reichenbach 34 Discosura Bonaparte 35 Chlorestes L. Reichenbach 35 Chlorostilbon Gould 36 Cynanthus Swainson 42 Ptochoptera Elliot 44 Cyanophaia Reichenbach 44 Thalurania Gould 44 Neolesbia Salvin 49 Panterpe Cabanis and Heine 49 Damophila Reichenbach 50 Lepidopyga Reichenbach 50 Hylocharis Boie 52 Subgenus Basilinna Boie 52 Vlll CONTENTS Hylocharis Bote 53 Eucephala Reichenbach 54 Genus Chrysuronia Bonaparte 55 Goldmania Nelson 56 Goethalsia Nelson 56 Trochilus Linni 56 Leucochloris Reichenbach . 57 Polytmus Brisson 57 Waldronia Chapman 58 Smaragdites Boie 58 Leucippus Bonaparte 59 Talaphorus Mulsant and Verreaux 60 Amazilia Lesson 61 Subgenus Polyerata Heine 62 Saucerottia Bonaparte 68 Amazilia Lesson 73 Genus Eupherusa Gould 76 Elvira Mulsant, Verreaux and Verreaux .... 77 Microchera Gould 78 Chalybura Reichenbach 78 Aphantochroa Gould 80 Lampornis Swainson 80 Lamprolaima Reichenbach 83 Adelomyia Bonaparte 84 Anthocephala Cabanis and Heine 85 Urosticte Gould 85 Phlogophilus Gould 86 Clytolaema Gould 86 Polyplancta Heine 87 Heliodoxa Gould 87 Ionolaima Reichenbach 89 Agapeta Heine 89 Lampraster Taczanowski 90 Eugenia Gould 90 Eugenes Gould 90 Hylonympha Gould 91 Sternoclyta Gould 91 Topaza G. R. Gray 92 Oreotrochilus Gould 93 Urochroa Gould 94 Patagona G. R. Gray 95 Aglaeactis Gould 95 Lafresnaya Bonaparte 97 Pterophanes Gould 97 Coeligena Lesson 98 Ensifera Lesson 103 Sephanoides G. R. Gray 104 Boissonneaua Reichenbach 105 CONTENTS IX Heliangelus Gould 105 Eriocnemis Reichenbach 108 Subgenus Eriocnemis Reichenbach 109 Derbyomyia G. R. Gray Ill Genus Haplophaedia Simon 112 Ocreatus Gould 113 Lesbia Lesson 114 Sappho Reichenbach 116 Polyonymus Heine 116 Zodalia Mulsant 117 Ramphomicron Bonaparte 117 Metallura Gould 118 Chalcostigma Reichenbach 121 Oxypogon Gould 122 Opisthoprora Cabanis and Heine 123 Taphrolesbia Simon 123 Aglaiocercus Zimmer 123 Oreonympha Gould 125 Augastes Gould 125 Schistes Gould . 126 Heliothryx Boie 126 Heliactin Boie 128 Loddigesia Bonaparte 128 Heliomaster Bonaparte 128 Rhodopis Reichenbach 131 Thaumastura Bonaparte 131 Philodice Mulsant, J. and E. Verreaux 132 Doricha Reichenbach 132 Tilmatura Reichenbach 133 Microstilbon Todd 133 Calothorax Gray 134 Archilochus Reichenbach 134 Calliphlox Boie 135 Mellisuga Brisson 135 Calypte Gould 136 StellulaGWd 137 Atthis Reichenbach 137 Myrtis Reichenbach 138 Eulidia Mulsant and Verreaux 138 Myrmia Mulsant 139 Acestrura Gould 139 Chaetocercus G. R. Gray 140 Selasphorus Swainson 141 Order Coliiformes 143 Family Coliidae 143 Genus Colius Brisson 143 Subgenus Colius Brisson 143 Urocolius Bonaparte 146 X CONTENTS Order Trogoniformes 148 Family Trogonidae 148 Genus Pharomachrus de la Llave 148 Euptilotis Gould 149 Priotelus G. R. Gray 150 Temnotrogon Bonaparte 150 Trogon Brisson 150 Subgenus Curucujus Bonaparte 151 Trogon Brisson 152 Trogonurus Bonaparte 153 Genus Apaloderma Swain son 159 Heterotrogon Richmond 160 Harpactes Swainson 161 Order Coraciiformes 165 Suborder Alcedines 165 Superfamily Alcedinoidea 165 Family Alcedinidae 165 Subfamily Cerylinae 165 Genus Ceryle Boie 165 Subgenus Megaceryle Kaup 165 Ceryle Boie 167 Genus Chloroceryle Kaup 168 Subfamily Alcedininae 170 Genus Alcedo Linne 170 Subgenus Alcedo Linne 171 „ Corythornis Kaup 175 Genus Myioceyx Sharpe 177 Ispidina Kaup 177 Ceyx Lacepede 178 Subfamily Daceloninae 186 Genus Pelargopsis Gloger 186 Lacedo Reichenbach . ^ 189 Dacelo Leach 189 Clytoceyx Sharpe 191 Melidora Lesson 192 CitturaKawp 192 Halcyon Swainson 193 Tanysiptera Vigors 216 Superfamily Todoidea 220 Family Todidae 220 Genus Todus Brisson 220 Superfamily Momotoidea 221 Family Momotidae 221 Genus Hylomanes Lichtenstein •. 221 Aspatha Sharpe 221 Electron Gistel 221 Eumomota Sclater 223 Baryphthengus Cabanis and Heine 224 Momotus Brisson 225 CONTENTS XI Suborder Meropes 229 Family Meropidae 229 Genus Dicrocercus Cabanis and Heine 229 Melittophagus Boie 229 Aerops Reickenbach 233 Merops Linne" 233 Bombylonax Heine 238 Nyctyornis Jardine and Selby 238 Meropogon Bonaparte 239 Suborder Coracii 239 Family Leptosomatidae 239 Genus Leptosomus Vieillot 239 Family Coraciidae 240 Subfamily Brachypteraciinae 240 Genus Brachypteracias Lafresnaye 240 Atelornis Pucheran 240 Uratelornis Rothschild 241 Subfamily Coraciinae 241 Genus Coracias Linne 241 Eurystomus Vieillot 244 Family Upupidae 247 Genus Upupa Linne 247 Family Phoeniculidae 250 Genus Phoeniculus Jarocki 250 Rhinopomastus Jardine 253 Suborder Bucerotes 254 Family Bucerotidae 254 Genus Tockus Lesson 254 Berenicornis Bonaparte 260 Ptilolaemus Ogilvie-Grant 261 Anorrhinus Reichenbach 261 Penelopides Reichenbach 262 Aceros J. E. Gray 263 Anthracoceros Reichenbach 266 Bycanistes Cabanis and Heine 268 Ceratogymna Bonaparte 269 Buceros Linne" 270 Rhinoplax Gloger 271 Bucorvus Lesson 272 Index 273 % NEW NAMES PROPOSED IN VOLUME V Polytmus guainumbi doctus nom. nov 58 Trogon elegans lubricus nom. nov 154 Alcedo cristata robertsi nom. nov 176 Halcyon australasia odites nom. nov 205 Bycanistes brevis omissus nom. nov 269 CHECK-LIST OF BIRDS OF THE WORLD Order APODIFORMES (continued) Suborder TROCHILI Family TROCHILIDAE Genus DORYFERA Gould l Doryfera Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, pt. 15, 1847, p. 95. Type, by subsequent designation, Trochilus ludovicae Bourcier and Mulsant. (Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 22.) cf. Simon, Hist. Nat. Trochil., 1921, p. 2-3; 245-246. Doryfera johannae johannae (Bourcier) Trochilus Johannx Bourcier, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, pt. 15, 1847, p. 45. (Peru.) Trochilus Johannx Bourcier, Rev. Zool., Aug. 1847, p. 257. Tropical and subtropical zones of the Eastern Andes of Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru. Doryfera johannae guianensis (Boucard) Hemistephania ginanensis [sic] Boucard, Hummingbird, 3, 1893, p. 10. (Merum6 Mountains and Carimang River, British Guiana.) Doryfera johannx dissita Chapman,