162 SYNOPSIS OF THE TROCHILID^. 



I. SUB-FAM. TROCHILUS. Bill very straight. Tail 

 moderate, equal or rounded. 



1. T. SUPERBUS, Superb Humming-Bird. Shaw, Gen. 

 Zoo/. Temm. PI. Color. 299. Oiseau-mouche Co- 

 rinne, Less. O. M. ii. Crown of a rich blue ; throat 

 amethystine-red, surrounded with a line of pure 

 white, gradually shading into pale grey which covers 

 the under parts ; upper parts golden-green ; tail 

 rounded, two outer feathers tipped with white. In- 

 habits the island of Trinite'. 



PL. IX. VOL. I 2. T. QUADRICOLOR, Azure-crowned Hum- 

 ming-Bird. Vieill. Oiseau-mouche tete d'azur, 

 Less. O. M. Supp. xvii. xviii. Crown brilliant 

 azure-blue, upper parts golden-green, beneath pure 

 white, yellowish upon the flanks; tail brownish- 

 green. Inhabits Brazil. 



PL. XVII. VOL. II 3. T. MESOLEUCUS, White-striped 

 Humming-Bird Temm. PL Color. 317. Less. O. M. 

 xxix. xxx. Plumage dull-green ; gorget of rich ame- 

 thystine-red stretching upon the sides of the neck ; 

 a central white line along the centre of the under 

 parts. Female wants the gorget ; that part is occu- 

 pied by a patch of greyish- white, the base of each 

 feather darker. Inhabits Brazil. 



4. T. SQUAMOSUS, Scaly-throated Humming-Bird 

 Temm. PI. Color. 205. Oiseau-mouche ecaille, Less. 

 O. M. xx. Plumage bright- green ; throat white, 

 with the centre of each leather grey, whence a white 

 line along the centre of the under parts. Inhabits 

 Brazil. 



PL. XVIII. VOL. II 5. T. RIVOLII, Duke of Rivoli's Hum- 

 ming-Bird. Oiseau-mouche Rivolii, Less. O. M. iv. 

 Plumage of a very dark golden-green ; the crown with 

 a cowl of very rich blue, separated from the gorget 



