172 SYNOPSIS OF THE TROCHILID^. 



PL. X. VOL. II. 15. C. LANGSDORFFII, LangsdorfTs Hum- 

 ming-Bird. Temm. PI. Col. 66. Le Langsdorff, Less. 

 Col. xvi. and xxvi. Above bright green, crossed by 

 a narrow white band on the rump; gorget bright 

 green, succeeded by bands of yellow and reddish- 

 orange ; vent and six centre tail-feathers deep blue ; 

 tail deeply forked, exterior feathers acuminated. In- 

 habits Brazil. 



16. C. KEINERII, Reiner's Humming-Bird. Less. Troch. 

 Ixv. Above golden green ; throat, neck, and breast, 

 pure white, the two latter with round emerald-green 

 spots; belly and vent blackish-grey, under tail- 

 coverts chestnut ; tail lengthened, slightly forked, 

 brownish-grey, darker at the end, outer feathers tip- 

 ped with white. Inhabits Brazil. 



Known only from the figure of Lesson, which was taken from 



a female in possession of M. Prevost of Paris. The tail of 



the male most probably is deeply forked. 



PL. XXIII. VOL. II 17. C. SPARGANURUS, Bar-tailed 

 Humming-Bird. Shaw's Gen. Zool. viii. p. 291. Or- 

 nismya sapho, Less. O. M. xxvii. xxviii. Above gol- 

 den-green ; gorget covers the throat, breast, and belly ; 

 tail with the plumes very broad, deeply forked, gold- 

 en reddish-orange, each feather tipped with black, 

 giving a barred appearance when the tail is closed. 

 Female, above brownish, beneath grey ; tail ample, 

 forked, but half the length of that of the male, brown- 

 ish-red; outer web of outside feathers yellowish- 

 white. Inhabits interior of Brazil. 

 Itt. O> NUNA, The Nuna Humming-Bird La Nouna- 

 Kaoli, Less. Col. xxxv. Above, bright golden green ; 

 beneath white, plumes with a round spot of emerald- 

 green at the tip of each ; tail deeply forked, feathers 

 broad, steel-blue at the base, green at the tips, outer 

 edged with white. Inhabits Peru. 



19. C. RUBINEUS, Ruby - throated Humming-Bird. 

 Linn., Lath. Oiseau mouche rubis, Less. Col. xliv., 

 xlv. and xlvi. Plumage of a deep uniform golden- 

 green, brighter on the breast ; gorget of a rich ruby 

 tint, with golden reflections ; tail cinnamon-red, with 



