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THE OURISSIA. 

 Trochilus Maugerii. LESSON. 



Trochilus Maugerii, Vieittot T. Ourissia ? Linn&us Mei- 



lisuga Surinamensis, Edwards. Oiseau-mouche Mauge, 

 Lesson, Histoire Naturelle jks Oiseaux-mouches, pis. 

 Ixviii. and Ixix. 



There is considerable difficulty in the unravelling 

 of the synonyms and opinions regarding this species, 

 and it is most probable that the name applied by 

 Vieillot, and latterly by Lesson, must be supplanted 

 by that of Ourissia. 



We give the description of the bird, figured under 

 the first title. It is about three inches and a half in 

 length ; the bill black, with the base of the under 

 mandible yellow ; the upper parts are dull green, but 

 with very brilliant reflections, approaching sometimes 

 to blue, and the same colour occupies the fore part 

 of the breast ; on the throat and belly the green is 

 more brilliant ; the vent and under tail coverts are 

 , greyish ; the tail is deeply forked, of a steel blue, and 

 it may be remarked, that this will be the character 

 | which will distinguish it from those it has been con- 

 founded with. 



The female, according to Lesson, is less, and with 



the colours duller ; the lower parts grey ; the tail 

 lightly forked ; the centre feathers green, the others 

 )ro\vn, tinged with blue, and the two centre ones 

 j;ipped with white. The specimens which Lesson 

 lescribes were sent from Porto Rico. 



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