662 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, [Vol. V. 



1829. Lesson, E. P.— Contiuucd. 



O. amazili, p. 67. 14, O. sephanioden, p. 69. 15, O. heteropygia, p. 7"2. 16, O. iiattereni, p. 75 



17, O. cephalatra, p. 78. 18, O. furcata, p. 82. 19, O. vesper, p. 85. 20, O. temininekii. p. 88 

 21, 22, O. mellivora, p. 90. 23, 24, O. delalandi, p. 95. 25, O. hirundinacea, p. 98. 26. O. tang* 

 dorffii. p. 102. 27. 28, O.sapho, p. 205. 29, 30. O. mesoleuca. p. 110. 31, 32. O. cristata. p. 113 

 33. O. simplex, p. 119. 34, O. simplex, p. 121. 35. Campylopterus ensipennis, j). 12i. 36, Tro 

 chill's falcatus. p. 126. 37. T. recurvirostris, p. 129. 38, 39, T. lugubris, p. 132. 40. Ornismya 

 platura. p. 136. 41. O. ornata, p. 139. 42, 43, O. strumaria, p. 143. 44, 45, 46, O. rubinea 

 p. 146. 47, O. amethystina. 48, 48 bis, O. colubris, p. 151. 49, 50, O. bicolor, p. 161. 51 

 O. audeberti, p. 164. 52, 53, 54, O. moschita, p. 166. 55, 56, 57, O. sapphirina, p. 172. 58, 59, O 

 glaucupis, p. 175. 60, O. viridi^, p. 178. 61, O. erythronotos, p. 181. 62, O. tephrocephalus, p 

 182. 63. O. albicoUis, p. 184. 64, O. vieiUotii, p. 186. 65, O. prasina, p. 1^8. 66, 67. O. safin, p 

 190. 68. 69. O. maugei, p. 194. 70, O. swainsonii, p. 197. 71, O. cyanea, p. 199. 72. Trochilus 

 mxtlticolor, p. 201. 73, Ornismya waglerii, p. 203. 74, O. anna, p. 205. 75. O. viridissima, p 

 207. 76, O. albiveatris. p. 209. 77, O. brevirostris, p. 211. 78, O. albirostri^, p. 212. 79, O 

 minima, p. 213. 80, O. clementioe, p. 216. 81, generic character.s. 82, 83, 84. 85, nests. The 

 Tableau des especes records 58 spp., aU under ' Ornismya," nob., p. x, but reairanged under 

 the "tribes'' Cynanthus Sw., p. xj ; Phoethornis Sw., p. xviij : Platurus. nob., p. xxij ; Lain- 

 pornis Sw., p. xxiij ; Lophomis, nob., p. xxvij ; Camphylopterus Sw. : to which 58 spp. there 

 are added (Sept., 1829) O. clemencice. which was figured pi. 80, but omitted from the Tableau, and 

 O. cyanocephalns, nob., p. xlv. Xearly all these species are described as if new — Lesson even 

 giving them new specific names when he qiiotes older ones, a common practice with this author. 



1829. Lyox, Capt. Extract of a Letter from Capt. Lyou, R. N., Corr. Memb. Z. tt., »tc., 

 to a Friend in England, dated Gongo Soco, Brazil, 17th March, 1829. <^ Zool. 

 JouiH., Y, 1829, pp. 1,2, figs. 1,2. 



Relating to the nidification of a species of Humming-bird, which increased tlie capacity of 

 the nest with the growth of the young. 



1829. Rexnie, J. Food of the Hnmming bird. <^ Loudon's Mag. Nat. Hist.,i, 1829, i)p, 



37L:172. 



1830. Anon. Hi.stoire natnrelle des Oiseanx Monches ; par R. P. Lesson ... < F^- 



ru-ss. Bull., 2-^ sect., xxi, 1830, pp. 142 and 320. 



l!r30. [Lesson, R. P.] Histoire uaturelle des Colibris, suivie d'un supplement a I'Hi.s- 

 toire natnrelle des Oiseaux-Mouches ; par R. P. Lesson. . . . <C^F4ru88. BulL^ 

 •2^ sect., xxii, 1830, ]>p. 32:i-325. 

 Pi-ospectus. 



1830-31. Lesson, R. P. Histoire Natnrelle | desColibris, j snivie j d'nusnpplement | a 

 I'histoire natnrelle | des | Oiseaux-Monches; | ouvrage om6 de planches | des- 

 sinees et gravies par les meillenrs artistes, | et d^di^ | A M. le Baron Cnvier. 

 I Par R. P. Lesson. | [Quotation, 9 lignes. ] | — | Paris. | Arthus Bertrand, Li- 

 braire, | <^ditenr du voyage antour dn monde du capitaine Duperrey, | Rue 

 Hantefenille, N" 23. | No date. (1830-31.) 8vo. pp. i-x, 1-106; pll. 1-25,12 

 bis, 13 bis (Colibris), 1-39 (Snppl. Ois.-Mouches) = 66 plates in all. 



Published in 13 ? livraisons, monthly or thereabouts, each of 5 or 6 plates and accompanying 

 letter-press, V)eginning Oct.. 1830, and ending Dec, 1831. This is the second series of Les- 

 sons Hummers, consisting of "Colibris" and "Suppl6ment Oiseaux-Mouches," the two por- 

 tions of this work being continuously paged, but the two sets of plates being separately 

 enumer.ated : pp. i-x, title, dedication, and preface ; pp. 1-90, text of Colibris ; pp. 91-192, 

 text of Suppl. Ois.-Mouch. ; pp. 193-196, Indexes to each ; pll. 1-25, 12 bis, 13 bis, for Colibris, 

 pll. 1-39 for Suppl. Ois.-Mouches. The text of this work is citable as "Col. et Suppl. Ois.- 

 Monch.." but in citing the plates, it must be specified which series is meant. Compare same 

 author at 1?29 and 1832. 



The following are figured and described in "Colibris:" — PI. 1, Ramphodon (g. n.) macu- 

 latum, p. 18. 2, 3, 4, 5, Trochilus pella. pp. 21. 27, 31, 33. 6, 7, T. sxtperciliosus, pp. 35, 38. 8, T. 

 squalidus, p. 40. 9, T. rufigaster, p. 43. 10, T. auratm, p. 46. 11, T. viridis, p. 50. 12, 12 bis, 

 T. gramineit^, pp. 52, 56. 13, 13 bis, 14, T. mango, pp. 58, 62, 64. 1.5, T. nitidus. p. 66. 16, 17, 



18, 19, T. aiirulentm, pp. 68, 71, 73. 74. 20, T. holosericeus, p. 76. 21, T. hirsutus. 22, T. leu- 

 euriis. 23, T. simplex, p. fiQ. 2i, T. prevostii, p. 87. 25, Details anatomiques et caract^res dea 

 Colibris. 



In the "Suppl. Ois.-Mouches" are described and figured the following : —PI. 1, Ornismyadu- 

 pontii, p. 100. 2. O. audenetii, p. 102. 3, O. anais, p. 104. 4, O. chrysura, p. 107. 5, O. sepha- 

 nioides, p. 109. 6, O. simplex, p. 111. 7, O. anna. 8, O. clemencice, p. 115. 9, 10, O. cyano- 

 pogon, pp. 117. 119. 11, 12, 13, O. sasin. pp. 121, 123, 124. 14, O. tricolor, p. 125. 15, 0. pampa. 



