calypte-Calypte: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is Calypte?

  • A subgenus of humming-birds, the helmet hummers, having metallic scales on the crown as well as on the throat, and the gorget prolonged into a ruff. Two species, C. annæ and C. costæ, inhabit California and Mexico.

    Um subgênero de beija-flores, o capacete zumbi, tendo escamas metálicas na coroa, bem como na garganta, e o gorget prolongado em um rufo. Duas espécies, C. annæ e C. costæ, habitam a Califórnia e o México.

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