GENEBA AND SPECIES. 221 



Humming-bird, in the Naturalist's Lib. Ornith. 

 vol. i. p. 127, pi. 24. 



Locality : Chili. In Gould's cabinet. 



An allied species, Ornismya Fanny, Lesson, 

 (Trochilus Labrador, Bourcier,) is found in Peru. 



GTenus GOTJLDIA, Bonaparte, (Mellisuffa, in 

 part, Gray). 



In this genus the beak is short ; the wings 

 small ; the gorget green; the tail-feathers are very 

 singular ; the outermost on each side is long, 

 setaceous and pointed ; the rest, with the same 

 character, decrease in length, till the central are 

 short and often concealed by the upper tail- 

 coverts. 



The typical example of this genus is represented 

 by the Trochilus Langsdorfi, Vieillot, described 

 and figured as LangsdoriFs Humming-bird, in 

 the Naturalist's Lib. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 69, pi. 10. 



Locality : Brazil. 



Trochilus (Gouldia) Popelairi, Dubus. Male 

 with a long lapwing-like crest of pendant se- 

 taceous feathers ; forehead and throat emerald- 

 green ; top and sides of the head bronzy ; chest 

 dusky-black, paler below ; thighs rufous ; wings 

 moderate ; two central tail-feathers short, the 

 rest longer and longer, ending in sharp prolonga- 

 tions, these feathers are of a steel-blue, with 

 white shafts; a white bar across the rump, 

 wings minute. The female is plain, of a bronzy 

 tint, with a white bar across the rump ; the tan 



