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brown; the ear-coverts are dark brown, bordered 

 above and below with a line of buff; the under- 

 surface is brownish grey, with broad stripes of 

 white down the throat, where the feathers are 

 much elongated ; tail greenish-brown, the lateral 

 feathers slightly tipped with white ; the central 

 feathers much elongated, and attenuated towards 

 the apex, the attenuated portion being white. 

 The wings are brown; the upper tail-coverts 

 very broad, much prolonged, and hair-like ; the 

 bill is black, the basal half of the under mandi* 

 ble being of a straw-colour. Total length, 6| 

 inches; bill, 1J inch; tail, 3 inches. 



" This bird," observes Mr. Q-ould, " belongs 

 to the same section as the Tr. Bourcieri, the Tr. 

 Guy, the Tr. Eurynome^ and others of Lesson, 

 and equals in size the largest of them. 



Locality : Peru ? (Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1846). 

 In Gould's cabinet. 



Of the habits of this bird, nothing has been 

 ascertained. The genus is numerous in species, 

 natives principally of Brazil and Guiana. 



Among these we may note, the Trochilus su- 

 perciliosusj described and figured as the Super- 

 cilious Humming-bird in the Naturalist's Libr. 

 Ornith. vol. ii. p. 119, pi. 27. Locality : Brazil 

 and Guiana, In Gould's cabinet. 



Trochilus Eurynome, described and figured as 

 the Scaly-backed Humming-bird in the Natural- 

 ist's Library, vol. ii. p. 121, pi. 28. Locality : 

 Brazil. In Gould's cabinet. 





