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EMERALD-THROATED HUMMING-BIRD. 



Trochilus mellisugus. T. viridi-aureus, gula viridi-caruka nitcnte, 

 alts nigro-violaceis, tibiis pennatis. 



Gold-green Huraming-Bird, with glossy blue-green throat, violet- 

 black wings, and feathered legs. 



Trochilus mellisugus? T. rectirostris Hindi- aureus, rectricibus 

 cequalibus cceruleis, remigibus atro-ccerulesccntibm, tibiis pennatis. 

 Lin. Syst. Nat. Lath. ind. orn. 



Trochilus viridissimus ? T. rectirostris viridis vimdissimm inau- 

 ratuSf abdomine albo, cauda chalybea. Lath, ind, orn., 



L'Oiseau-mouche a gorge verte. Viell. pi. 39. 



L'Oiseau-mouche tout- vert. ? Viell. pi. 42. 



L'Oiseau-mouche a poitrine verte. ? Viell. pi. 44. 



All-green Humming-Bird.? Edwards pi. 360./. 1. 



L'Orvert. ? Buff. ois. Vert-dore. Buff. ois. Pl.Enl.2/6.f.3. 



Cayenne Humming-Bird. Lath. syn. 



L'Oiseau-mouche a gosier bleue ? Viell. pi. 40. 



LENGTH about three inches: front and upper 

 parts of the body green-gold, changing into brown 

 according to the light: throat and sides of the 

 neck fine gold-green with blue and violet glosses : 

 breast and belly yellow gold-green : on each side 

 the belly a white spot : wings violet-black : tail 

 glossed with green : legs feathered to the feet. 

 The female resembles the male, but is less bright 

 in colour. This bird seems the same with the 

 All-Green Humming-Bird of Edwards, with which 

 it agrees in size. Edwards describes his spe- 

 cimen as having the head, neck, and whole 

 body of a fine green colour, blueish on the under 

 side, with a bright shining gloss; the upper side 

 and coverts of the wings more yellow* and with a 



