340 RUBY-THROATED HUMMING-BIRD. 



to be deep brown above, and white beneath, with 

 a bright-red spot on each side the neck, accom- 

 panied by several small dusky ones, was no other 

 than a young male of this species. This suppo- 

 sition is confirmed by Monsr. Audebert's figure of 

 a young male, which perfectly agrees with the 

 above description. See pi. 33 of Audebert and 

 Viellot's work. 



RUBY-THROATED HUMMING-BIRD. 



Trochilus rubineus. T. viridi-aureus, gula rubro-aurea, alisfusco- 



purpurdSy cauda rufa. 

 Green-gold Humming-Bird, with gold-red throat, purplish-brown 



wings, and rufous tail. 

 Trochilus rubineus. T. viridi-avreus f gula rubro-aurea, alls cau- 



dapte r iifis. Lin. Gmel. 

 Trochilus rubineus. T. rectirostris viridi-aureus , gutture rubino 



nitente, rectricibus rufis, exterius apiceque fusco-ttiridi-aureo 



Jimbriatis. Lath. ind. orn. 



Le Rubis-Emeraude. Byf. ois. PL Enl. I'/Q.f. 4. 

 Ruby-throated Humming-Bird. Lath. syn. 



THIS species, which is described by Buffon, is 

 considerably larger than the Red-Throated Hum- 

 ming-Bird, measuring four inches and a third in 

 length, and is of a green-gold colour, with pur- 

 plish-brown wings, and rufous tail with a slight 

 gold-green cast on the edges of the feathers, the 

 two middle of which are shorter than the rest: 

 the throat is of a brilliant ruby-red, changing, in 

 certain positions, into a golden hue. It is a native 

 of South America, and particularly of Brasil, and 



