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WHITE-STRIPED HUMMING-BIRD. 



Trochilus mesoleucus. TEMMINCK. 

 PLATE XVII. 



Ouseau-mouche mediastin, Trochilus mesoleucus, Tern- 

 minck, Planches Coloriees, 317. Male, Female, and 

 Young. . Lesson. Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux- 

 mouches, and Trochilidees^ pi. xxix. xxx. and xlv. 



THIS curiously marked species was first described 

 by M. Temminck, and figured in the Planches Co- 

 loriees. It is of considerable size and strength, and 

 is remarkable for the narrow stripe of white which 

 runs from the throat along the centre of the belly. 

 The length is about four inches and a half, the bill 

 perfectly straight and proportionally long ; the plumes 

 on the head are of a rich glaucous blue, arid of the form 

 of scales, the auriculars are brown, bordered below 

 with a narrow line of white ; the whole throat and 

 neck is covered with scaly feathers of a rich ame- 

 thystine tint, which lengthen upon each side, and 

 stretch upon the neck in narrow points. From the 

 centre of this patch is a pure white narrow line, which 

 reaches to the tail-coverts of the same colour. The 

 sides, as well as the back, are of a dull golden green, 

 assuming a brighter tint on the upper parts. The 



