]84 WHITE-COLLARED HUMMING-BIRD. 



others; the remaining part of the tail, which is of the 

 same form as in the male, is narrowly tipped with 

 white, succeeded by a band of rich blue, the outer web 

 of the outer feathers being the only other white portion. 

 The under parts are gray ; the feathers on the throat 

 assuming the scaly texture, and marked in the centre 

 of each with a darker colour. The same naturalist 

 mentions a specimen in the Paris Museum, with the 

 centre tail feathers black ; and a specimen, in our own 

 possession, has the tips of the tail feathers black for 

 nearly half an inch. These may perhaps agree with 

 Latham's spotted- necked humming-bird, Trochilics 

 fimbriatus. We are almost inclined to think, that the 

 white of the tail becomes perfect as they advance in 

 age, like the same colour in many other birds. 



It has been found in Cayenne and Surinam, and 

 several of the West Indian Islands. The specimens 

 which served for the accompanying plate, are from 

 Tobago, where it is said to be found chiefly in low 

 marshy situations, among the plantain bushes, in 

 company with the sabre-wing, feeding constantly on 

 the wing. 



