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pear, and the tail is red. The young of this species, 

 according to Lesson, would therefore appear to re- 

 quire the fourth summer to perfect their plumage, 

 to attain the full perfection of all their organs. 



The Ruby-throated Humming-Bird is a native of 

 the Brazils. Species brought from that country by 

 MM. Quoy and Gaimard, decided the before unde- 

 termined locality of the species. 



WEDGE-TAILED AMETHYSTINE HUMMING. 

 BIRD. 



Trochilus montana LESSON. 



L'Amethyste du Mexique, Ornismya montana, Lesson, 

 Trochilidees, pis. liii. and liv. 



THIS bird differs from those arranged under the 

 title of amethysts, by the form of the tail, which is 

 strongly wedge-shaped at the tip. It would seem, 

 as far as we can judge from the representation of 

 Lesson, to range nearer the Nootka Humming-Bird. 



It is a native of Mexico ; its length is about three 

 inches. The upper parts of the plumage are of a 

 clear and shining green, and a large patch of bright 

 amethystine red covers the breast, and is bordered 

 beneath by a band of pure white ; the belly and vent 

 are white, dashed with reddish on the flanks. The 

 tail, of the form we have mentioned, has the centre 

 feathers of a clear green, the lateral ones brown, 



