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BOURCIER'S HUMMING-BIRD. 



Trochilus Bourcierii. LESSOX. 



THIS bird in general appearance also resembles 

 the first we described, but is considerably less. The 

 tail is very ample, and tbe centre feathers of con- 

 siderable proportional length. The colour of the 

 upper side is a greenish black, deeper towards the 

 tip, where the outer web is marked with a chestnut 

 spot ; the long feathers are brown where they exceed 

 the length of the tail, the tips white ; underneath, the 

 whole has a brownish tint. The crown is of a red- 

 dish green, which is the prevailing tint over the up- 

 per parts, from each feather being fringed with red- 

 dish brown, somewhat in the manner of the Scaly- 

 backed Species. The throat is white, the whole of 

 the other under parts of a reddish grey, most vivid 

 upon the sides of the neck ; a slight tracing of the 

 superciliary streak and that from the rictus is seen, 

 but it is only visible when the position of the bird is 

 varied. It is a native of Brazil, and Lesson thinks 

 that it inhabits the mountainoue districts of that vast 

 country. 



