VIOLET-TUFTED HUMMING-BIRD. ]53 



The characteristic appearance, however, is the tufts 

 of rather stiff feathers which spring from under the 

 auriculars, and expand themselves upon the sides of 

 the neck. They are of a purplish or violet tint, but 

 in many lights assume that of a golden green. 



Specimens have yet been only received from Brasil, 

 and the female has not been discovered. 



