98 RUFF-NECKED OR NOOTKA HUMMING-BIRD 



as the season advances ; because we saw none at 

 first, though, near the time of our departure, the na- 

 tives brought them to the ships in great numbers." 



The most accurate description we can insert is 

 that from the Northern Zoology. 



" General tint of the upper plumage rufous or cin- 

 namon, which covers the head, ears, neck, back, 

 rumps, upper tail, corners, and margins of thfe tail 

 feathers ; the crown and the wing covers, however, 

 have a strong coppery greenish gloss, but which does 

 not extend to the ears, the upper line above the eye, 

 or to that between the eye and bill ; the greater and 

 lesser quills, and the middle of the tail feathers, with 

 these tips, are all of a pale smoky brown, slightly 

 glossed with violet. Under plumage ; the whole of 

 the chin and throat is covered with scale-like fea- 

 thers of a fine looking colour and lustre, equally bril- 

 liant with the throat of T. moschitus, but with more 

 of a red and less of an orange gloss ; the tints, how- 

 ever, change in almost every direction of light, and 

 in all are exquisitely splendid. The middle of the 

 breast and vent are nearly pure white, but all the 

 sides and the under tail covers are of the same co- 

 lour as the back. Legs and feet dark brown. The 

 female chiefly differs in being green gold, where the 

 male is cinnamon ; the throat being merely spotted 

 with the glowing ruby colour of the male." 



According to Dr Latham, " the female is green 

 gold on the upper parts ; instead of cinnamon on the 

 throat, are only spots of the Blowing ruby colour 



