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GREEN-THROATED HUMMING-BIRD. 



Trochilus gutturalis. T. viridi-aureus, gula smamgdina utrinyuc 



albo-rufescente, pectore strigaque abdominali nigris. 

 Green-gold Humming-Bird, with emerald throat whitish-rufous 



on each side, black breast, and black abdominal stripe. 

 Trochilus gularis*. T. curvirostris viridi-aureus, collo subtus 



smaragdino lateribus rufo, abdomine albo, pectoris macula nigra. 



Lath. ind. orn. 



Trochilus maculatus. Lin. GmeL 

 Le Colibri a cravate verte. Buff. ois. Viell. pi. 10. PL Enl. 6?!. 



/.l. 

 Green- throated Humming-Bird. Lath. syn. 



GREATLY allied to the Black-breasted Hum- 

 ming-Bird in habit, and even in distribution of 

 colours, and may, according to Audebert, be con- 

 sidered as a variety of that bird, which however 

 it considerably exceeds in magnitude; Monsr. 

 Audebert's figure representing it at least five 

 inches in length, while the preceding is not more 

 than about four inches and a quarter at fullest 

 extent. The upper parts, in the present species, 

 are dark green- gold, with a somewhat irregular 

 white band slightly tinged with rufous on each 

 side the whole length of the neck, proceeding 

 from the base of the lower mandible : the throat 

 is bright or emerald gold-green ; the wings violet- 

 black; the breast velvet-black, narrowing into a 



* This title might cause confusion, Mr. Latham having another ^ 

 species of the same name. I have therefore changed it to 

 turalis. 



