662 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. [Vol. V. 



1829. Lessox, E. p.— Coutiuued. 



0. amazili, p. 67. 14, O. sephanioden, p. 69. 15, 0. heteropygia, p. 72. 16, O. naitererii, p. 75. 

 17, O. cephalatra, p. 78. 18, O. furcata, p. 82. 19, O. vesper, p. 85. 20, O. temminckii, p. 88. 

 21, 22, O. mellivora, p. 90. 23, 24, O. delalandi, p. 95. 25, O. hirundinacea, p. 98. 26, O. langs- 

 dorffli, p. 102. 27, 28, O.sapho, p. 205. 29, 30, O. mesoleuca, p. 110. 31, 32, O. cristata, p. 113. 

 33, O. simplex, p. 119. 34, O, simplex, p. 121. 35. Campylopterus ensipennis, p. 124. 36, Tro- 

 chillis faleatus, p. 126. 37, T. recurvirostris, p. 129. 38, 39, T. lugubris, p. 132. 40, Ornismya 

 platura, p. 136. 41, O. ornata, p. 139. 42, 43, 0. strumaria, p. 143. 44, 45, 46, O. rubinea, 

 p. 146. 47, O. amethystina. 48, 48 bis, 0. coluhris, p. 151. 49, 50, O. bicolor, p. 161. 51, 

 O. audeberti, p. 164. 52, 53, 54, O. mosehita, p. 166. 55, 56, 57, O. sapphirina, p. 172. 58, 59, 0. 

 glaucopis, p. 175. 60, O. viridis, p. 178. 61, 0. erythronotos, p. 181. 62, O. tephrocephalus, p. 

 182. 63, O. alhicolUs, p. 184. 64, O. vieillotii, p. 186. 65, O. prasina, p. 188. 66, 67, O. sadn, p. 

 190. 68. 69, O. maugei, p. 194. 70, O. swainsonii, p. 197. 71, O. cyanea, p. 199. 72, Trochilus 

 multicolor, p. 201. 73, Ornismya waglerii, p. 203. 74, O. mma, p. 205. 75, O. viridissima, p. 

 207. 76, O. albiventris. p. 209. 77, O. brevirostris, p. 211. 78, 0. albirostris, p. 212. 79, O. 

 minimxi, p. 213. 80, O. clementice, p. 216. 81, generic character.s. 82, 83, 84, 85, nests. The 

 Tableau des especes records 58 spp., aU under " Ornismya," nob., p. s, but rearranged under 

 the "tribes" Cynanthus Sw., p. xj ; Phoethornis Sw., p. xviij ; Platurus, nob., p. xxij;-ia?>i- 

 pornis Sw., p. xxiij ; Lophornis, nob., p. xxvij ; Camphylopterus Sw. ; to which 58 spp. there 

 are added (Sept., 1829) O. clemencice, which was figured pi. 80, but omitted from the Tableau, and 

 O. cyanocephalus, nob., p. xlv. Nearly all these species are described as if new— Lesson even 

 giving them new specific names when he quotes older ones, a common practice with this author. 

 1829. Lyox, Capt. Extract of a Letter from Capt. Lyon, R. N. , Corr. Memb. Z. S. , &c., 

 to a Frieud in England, dated Gongo Soco, Brazil, 17th March, 1829. <Zool. 

 Journ., V, 1829, pp. 1, 2, figs. 1, 2. 



Relating to ihe nidiflcation of a species of Humming-bird, which increased the capacity of 

 the nest with the growth of the young. 



1829. Rennie, J. Food of the Humming bird. < Loudon's Mag. Nat. Hist.,i, 1829, pp. 

 an, r!72. 



1630. Anon. Histoire naturelle dcs Oiseaux Mouches ; par E. P. Lesson ... <^^ 



rmti. Bull, 2« sect., xxi, 1830, pp. 142 and 320. 

 1630. [Lesson, R. P. ] Histoire naturelle des Colibris, suivie d'un supplement a. I'His- 



toire naturelle des Oiseaux-Mouches; par R. P. Lesson. .. . <^ Firms. Bull., 



2e sect., xxii, 1830, pp. 323-325. 

 Prospectus. 



1830-31. Lesson, R. P. Histoire Naturelle | des Colibris, j suivie | d'un supplement ( a 

 Thistoire naturelle | des | Oiseaux-Mouches; | ouvrage omg de planches | des- 

 sinees et gravies par les meilleurs artistes, | et d^di^ | A M. le Baron Cuvier. 

 I Par R. P. Lesson. | [Quotation, 9 lignes.] | — | Paris. | Arthus Bertrand, Li- 

 b|aire, | 6diteur du voyage autour du monde du capitaine Duperrey, | Rue 

 Hautefeuille, N" 23. | No date. (1830-31.) 8vo. pp. i-x, 1-196; pU. 1-25,12 

 bis, 13 bis (Colibris), 1-39 (Suppl. Ois. -Mouches) =66 plates in aU. 



Published in 13 ? livraisons, monthly or thereabouts, each of 5 or 6 plates and accompanying 

 letter-press, beginning Oct., 1830, and ending Dec, 1831. This is the second series of Lea^ 

 \ son's Hummers, consisting of "Colibris " and "Supplement Oiseaux-Mouches, " the two por- 



tions of this work being continuously paged, but the two sets of plates being separately 

 enumerated : pp. i-x, title, dedication, and preface ; pp. 1-90, text of CoUbris ; pp. 91-192, 

 text of Suppl. Ois.-Mouch. ; pp. 193-196, Indexes to each; pll. 1-25, 12 bis, 13 bis, for CoUbrisi 

 pll. 1-39 for Suppl. Ois.-Mouches. The text of this work is citable as "Col. et Suppl. Ois.- 

 Mouch., " but in citing the plates, it must be specified which series is meant. Compare same 

 author at 1829 and 1832. 



The following are figured and described in "Colibris:"— PI. 1, Samphodon (g. n.) macu- 

 latum, p. 18. 2, 3, 4, 5, Trochilus pella, pp. 21, 27, 31, 33. 6, 7, T. superciliosus, pp. 35, 38. 8, T. 

 squalidus, p. 40. 9, T. rufigaster, p. 43. 10, T. auratus, p. 46. 11, T. viridis, p. 50. 12, 12 bis, 

 T. gramineus, pp. 52, 56. 13, 13 bis, 14, T. mango, pp. 58, 62, 64. 15, T. nitidus, p. 66. 16, 17,' 

 18, 19, T. aurulentus, pp. 68, 71, 73, 74. 20, T. holosericeus, p. 76. 21, T. hirsutus. 22, T. leu- 

 eurus. 23, T. simplex, p. 86. 24, T. prevostii, p. 87. 25, Details anatomiques et caractires dea 

 Colibris. 



In the "Suppl. Ois.-Mouches" are described and figured the following: -PI. 1, Ornismyadu- 

 pontii, p. 100. 2, O. audenetii, p. 102. 3, O. anais, p. 104. 4, O. chrysura, p. 107. 5, O. sepha- 

 nioides, p. 109. 6, O. simplex, p. 111. 7, O. anna. 8, O. clemencioe, p. 115. 9. 10, O. cyano- 

 pogon, pp. 117, 119. 11, 12, 13, O. sasin, pp. 121, 123, 124. 14, O. tricolor, p. 125. 1.5. O. pampa. 



