HUMMING-BIRD. 



throat of a rich emerald green : wings and tail brown : the fhafts 

 ©f all the tail feathers are very broad, and of a rufous white : but 

 what charafterifes this bird is, having the two middle tail fea- 

 thers elongated ten lines at leaft beyond the real tail, but without 

 webs j only at the point of each of thefe naked lhafts is a tuft of 

 a fan fhape, giving the appearance of a racquet. 



The above defcribed from the cabinet of M. Mauduit, but its 

 native place not mentioned. 



78g 



Trochilus criftatus, Lin. Syjl. i. p. 192. N° 18. 



L'Oifeau-mouche hupe, Brif.orn.va. p. 714. N° 12. t. 37. f. a. — Buf. 



cij. vi. p 22. 

 Oifeau-mouche huppede Cayenne, PI. enl. 227. f. 1. 

 Green ftrait-billed Humming-bird, &c. Bancr. Guian. p. 168. 

 Crefted Humming-bird, Ediu. i. t. 37. Bird and Neft. 

 Br. Muf. Lev. Muf. 



HTHE length of this bird is three inches. Bill blackj in length 

 feven lines : under the bill is a dirty white fpot : the top of 

 the head is green, ending in a blue creft, both fhining with the 

 luftre of the fined polilhed metal : the upper parts of the body 

 dark gold green : the under parts of a dirty grey : the tail violet 

 black ; but the two middle feathers are of the fame colour with 

 the back : all the tail feathers are moft glofiy on the under fide : 

 the legs are covered to the toes with brown feathers : the toes are 

 black. 



Inhabits Cayenne It is fuppofed that the female of this fpecies- 

 has no creft ; Labat affirms it. 



53- 



CRESTED 



GREEN 



a. b. 



Description^ 



Pi.«cjs. g 



£u 



