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Sound Humming-bird, Trochilus ruber, Linn. 

 Tr. rufus, G-mel. described and figured in the 

 Naturalist's Lib. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 71, pi. 11, 

 the Trochilus Anna of Lesson, described and 

 figured in the same work, vol. i. p. 93, pi. 6 ; 

 the Trochilus platycercus of Swainson, Ornismya 

 tricolor of Lesson, described and figured in the 

 same, vol. ii. p. 77, pi. 13. All in Gould's 

 cabinet. A fourth species from California has 

 been added by M. Bourcier ; it is the Trochilus 

 Costae, 1839, Eev. Zool. 



Grenus SEPHANOIDES, Less. 



Of this genus the type is Trochilus Galerita, 

 Molina, Trochilus Kinffii, Vigors, in Zool. 

 Journal, the Violet-crowned Humming-bird. It 

 is described and figured in the Naturalist's 

 Lib. Ornith. vol. i. p. 106, pi. 12. We have 

 already alluded to it, under the title of Mellisuga 

 Kinffii, in an extract from Mr. Barrow's Journal. 

 Mr. Brydges in his Notes (Proceeds. Zool. Soc. 

 1843,) says, respecting this species, " Found 

 about Valparaiso in abundance in the months of 

 August, September and October. Feeds on the 

 Loranthus tetrandrus, a parasitic plant growing 

 on the olive. It is taken by the boys with bird- 

 lime made from the berries of the above-men- 

 tioned plant. This species of Humming-bird is 

 seen as far south as the Island of Chiloe in lat. 

 42 south. The females are destitute of the 

 flame-colour on the head, and appear to be less 



