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HUMMING-BIR D. 



27. 



PURPLE- 

 CROWNED 

 H. B. 



Purple-crowned Heney-fucker, Gen, Birds, p. 63. pi. 8. f. 2, 



Description. PROWN purple : throat green : round the whole of the lowep 

 part of the neck a collar of rich deep blue : back green ; 

 wings, and tail, which, is forked, of a deep purple. 



28, 

 ORANGE- 

 HEADED 

 H. B. 



Description. 



Orange-headed Honey-fucker, Gen. Birds, p. 63. pi. 8. f. 3; 



EAD orange: throat and breaft yellow : back and belly deep 

 brown- : wings purple : tail bright ferruginous. 

 The three laft are from Mr. Pennanfs, laft Genera of Birds ; the 

 whole of whofe defcription we have here copied.. 



29. 



LITTLE 



H. B. 



Description. 



?\.\cz. 



Humming-bird of a black colour, Bancr. Guiatt. p. 166. 



'HIS, he fays, is the leaft of the tribe; being in length only an 

 inch and a half, and weighing, when compleat, frequently 

 lefs than fifty grains. The bill is black, a little bent at the end, 

 and half an- inch in length : the body greenifh brown, with a red, 

 fhining, inimitable glofs : the head is crefted with a fmall tuft, 

 green at bottom, but of a fparkling gold-colour at top : quills 

 and tail fine black. 



This is found at Guiana ; and the velocity of it in flying is fo 

 great, that the eye can fcarce keep pace with its motion- 



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