Taxonomic notes on hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae) 2. Popelairia letitiae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) is a valid species

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 804-812

  Graves, Gary R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLIVIA; DISCOSURA LONGICAUDA; POPELAIRIA LETITIAE; TAXONOMY;

BIRD;

EID: 0033492209     PISSN: 0006324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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