BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. II3 



This Humming-bird approaches very closely the next species, so 

 closely, in fact, that were it not for the high authority which has 

 separated them I should not be inclined to consider them distinct. 



Fig. Gould's Mon. Trochil., Vol. V. 



SPORADINVS BRACE/. Lawr. 

 Brace's Humming-uird. 



Male. — Crown and gorget of a glittering pale green ; back, 

 upper tail-coverts, the two central and the next pair of tail-feathers, 

 bronzed golden green; the other tail-feathers are purplish black, 

 with their outer edges bronzed green; quills, blackish purple; breast 

 and abdomen, dull bronzy green ; under tail-coverts, dark ash, bor- 

 dered with white ; bill and feet, black. 



Length 3.37, wing 1.75, tail 1.12, bill .75. 



1 include this as a species on the authority of Mr. George N. 

 Lawrence, and have given his description of it in detail. In his 

 report regarding it he says, " The specimen is a mummy, and the 

 outer two tail-feathers are just being renewed ; the length of these 

 is important to determine its true generic position ; but as it 

 resembles Sporadinus ricordii in other respects, I place it pro- 

 visionally in the same genus. If the outer tail-feathers were fully 



