]46 DELALANDE'S HUMMING- WRD. 



shining green; the vent and flanks are gray; the 

 wings are brownish purple ; the centre feathers of the 

 tail of the colour of the upper parts ; the remaining 

 feathers are dull blue, and the outer feathers have a 

 conspicuous -spot of clear white at the extremities. 



The female is nearly of the same size with the 

 male, but wants the beautiful crest ; the upper parts 

 are of a golden green, but less shining^ and the under 

 parts, instead of the fine azure, are of a clear gray. 

 The white auriculars and spots on the outer tail 

 feathers are, however nearly as conspicuous as in 

 the other sex. 



From this species, and another lately discovered, 

 having the lengthened crest of a lilac colour, Mr 

 Lodiges proposes to form a genus Cephalepis. The 

 lilac-crested bird is from the Rio Grande, and has 

 been dedicated to Mr Lodiges. 



