128 RUFOUS-BELLIED HUMMING-BIRD. 



purple ; the throat is whitish ; the sides of the neck, 

 breast, belly, and flanks, of a soft shining rufous 

 colour. A narrow line borders the auriculars, and a 

 blackish spot is seen in the middle of the throat ; the 

 tail is composed of narrow brown feathers, is wedge- 

 ghaped, tipped with reddish. It is a native of Brasil. 



