182 SYNOPSIS OP THE TROCHILIDuE. 



white, the centre of each feather darkest ; tail green 

 at the base, the outer feathers barred with blue and 

 tipped with white. Inhabits Surinam and many of 

 the West Indian islands. 



8. L. NIGER, Black Humming-Bird. Swalnson. T. lu- 

 gubris, Le demi-deuil, Less. O. M. xxxviii. xxxix. 

 Plumage deep black, tinged with blue on the head, 

 and green on the back and shoulders ; vent and tail 

 white, the latter barred at the tip with black. Fe- 

 male, with a brown tinge pervading the plumage ; 

 tail black, with the outer web of the outer feather 

 only white. Inhabits Brazil. 



3. L. SwAiNSONi^Swainson's Humming-Bird Le Swain- 

 son, Less. O. M. Ixx. Above, belly and under tail-co- 

 verts, golden-green ; throat and breast emerald- green, 

 centre of the breast and upper part of the belly with 

 a deep black patch ; tail forked, bluish-black, tinged 

 with green above. Inhabits Brazil. 

 Described from Lesson's plate and description. 



PL. XIX. VOL. II 10. L. BUFFONII, Button's Humming- 

 Bird Le Colibri Buffon, Less. Troch. v. Golden- 

 green, the plumage tinted with reddish on the cheeks 

 and rump; feathers on the head and breast scaly- 

 formed; under tail-coverts white, tail of a uniform 

 steel-blue, slightly forked. 



Lesson arranges this bird with T. svpercUionts. The form of 

 the tail is, however, very different, and the plumage much 

 nearer the division of Lampornis, which contains T. niger, 

 &c. 



PL. IV. VOL. II 11. L. C(ELIGENA, The Purple Humming- 

 Bird LaCceligene,Z,m. Troch. liii. Above, purple, 

 with green and violet reflections ; beneath, grey, the 

 feathers of the throat and neck vith a dark centre. 

 The tail ample, slightly forked. Inhabits Mexico. 

 These form Lesson's Race Let Caraibes,\.hc genus Anthra- 

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