Taxonomic notes on hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae). 1. Eriocnemis dyselius Elliot, 1872 is a melanistic specimen of Eriocnemis cupreoventris (Fraser, 1840)

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 420-424

  Graves, Gary R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

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