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VIOLET-EARED HUMMING-BIRD. 



Trochilus auritus. T. lindi-aureus subtus albus, annum pennls 

 subclongatis violaceis, rcmigibus nigris, rectricibus latcralibus 

 albis. 



Gold-green Humm ing-Bird, white beneath, with slightly elon- 

 gated violaceous ear-feathers, black wings, and white lateral 

 tail-feathers. 



Trochilus auritus. T. rectirostris viridi-auralus, svbtus albus, 

 tifnia infra oculos trigra, macula aurium fasciculari violacea, rec- 

 tricibus quatuor intermtdtis nigro-cceruleis, latcralibus albis. 

 Lath. ind. orn. 



Oiseau-mouche a oreilles. Buff', ois. Viell. pL 25. 26. 



Grand Oiseau-mouche de Cayenne. Briss. av. 



Violet-eared llunnning-Bird. Lath. syn. 



AN elegant species. Length about four inches 

 and a half: shape rather more slender than in 

 others of the genus : colour of the upper parts 

 bright gold-green ; of the under parts white: from 

 the bill, on each side the head, a black band, pass- 

 ing below and beyond the eyes : on each side the 

 neck an oval or slightly-lengthened patch of bright 

 steel-blue or violet feathers: wings and four middle 

 tail-feathers violet-black, the side-feathers milk- 

 white: legs feathered to the toes. The female 

 res* -rubles the male, but wants the blue ear-fea- 

 thers, and is of an ash-white beneath, with lon- 

 gitu iinal dusky spots. This species is a native of 

 Cayenne. 



