88 PASSERES. TROCHILID^E. 



ing an unbroken black surface, which is its summer 

 character. The fat of this species is of a deep 

 fulvous hue, almost orange. 



FAM TROCHILID.E. (The Humming-birds.) 

 MANGO HUMMING-BIRD.* 

 Lampornis Mango. 



Trochilus mango., LINN. 

 Lampornis mango., SWAINS. 



FOR what reason Linnaeus applied the trivial 

 name of Mango to this Humming-bird I have no 

 knowledge; that it could have no connexion with 

 the mango tree is evident, since that tree was not 

 introduced into the western world till long after his 

 time. It was perhaps a native name. It is not 

 confined to Jamaica, but seems more widely spread 

 than most of these tiny birds. Lesson says, " The 

 Mango inhabits Jamaica, and, as it appears, not 

 only the greater Antilles, but also Terra Firma, and 

 even, it is said, Brazil and Guiana." Hence it 

 has long been familiar to naturalists. It is the 

 Largest or Blackest Humming-bird of Sloane. 

 Lesson, in ' * Les Colibris," has given no less than 

 four figures of this species in different ages, pi. xiii. 

 to xv., but I cannot say much in their praise. 



* Length 5 inches to 5|, expanse 7, tail If, rictus ly 2 ^, flexure 2-&, 

 tarsus 3, middle toe -^. 



Irides, dark hazel ; beak and feet black. 



