37^ CLASS AVES. 



Tr. Margantaceus. Enl. 6*80. Vieil. 16. 



Body above, green-gold ; beneath, pearly-grey. St. 

 Domingo. 



Tr. Multicolor. Gm. or, Harlequin Humming Bird 

 of Lath. Vieil. 79. 



Head, throat, front of neck, breast, and upper wing- 

 coverts, green ; a broad blue band between the eye 

 and nape ; black between this and top of back ; 

 belly, carmine, &c.* 



We give the name of Orthorhyncus to those 

 whose bill is straight. 



Among which are some with tufted heads ; others 

 have tufts or feathers prolonged on the sides of the 

 head. 



Crested Green Humming Bird. {Tr. Cristatus.) 

 Edw 37. Enl. 227. Vieil. 47. 



Top of head green ; crest blue, upper part of body 

 dark gilded green ; under parts grey ; outer tail 

 feathers black ; three inches. 



* There have also been described, — 

 Trochilus Ater. Wied. A. y. 183. 

 TrocJiilus PygmcEus. Spix. t. 80. f. 1. 

 Trochiltu Brevicatida. Spix t. 80. f. 2. 

 Trochilus Fvlgens. 

 Trochilus Thalassinus. 

 Trochilus Melanolus, and 

 Trochilus Platycerius of Mr. Swainson, all from Mexico. 



