LIII. 

 THE PURPLE-CRESTED HUMMING-BIRD. 



f|HE territory of Guiana abounds in many 

 kinds of Humming-Birds. There is the 

 Black -crested Humming -Bird, with a 

 breastplate of emerald-green, while the 

 centre of the breast is black ; and the White-tailed 

 Humming-Bird, with a tail of white, except the 

 middle feathers, which are green. 



And there is the Humming-Bird in the Picture, 

 with the upper part of the body a purplish-black, 

 and the wings of an olive-green. The bright 

 grass-green of the tail is very striking. This 

 beautiful bird is called the Purple-crested Hum- 



