TROCHlLIDiE. ^37 



Sp. 5. Di. cantillans. 



Certhia cantillans. Shalv, v. v'ni. p. 254. 



Sp. 6. Di. Borbonicum. 



Certhia Borbonica, StepJi. v. viii. p. 259. — Isle of Bourbon. 



Sp. 7. Di, flavum. Linn. Trans. {Horsf.) v. xiii.^. 170. 



Di. olivaceo-Jiavum, subtus flavum, retnigibics rectricibusque mar- 

 ginibus exterioribus exceptis perfuscis. 



Olive-brown Dicseum, beneath yellow, with the quills and tail- 

 feathers deep brown, except their outer edges. 



Yellow Creeper. Lath. Gen. Hist. v. iv.p. 244. 



Inhabits Java. Length four inches : plumage 

 above yellow-olive ; beneath yellow : quills and tail- 

 feathers, except the outer margin, brown. 



FAMILY III.— TROCHILID^.. 



Rostrum elongatum, arcuatum aut rectum, gracillimum, integrum 



out pauld denticulatum : lingua bifida: alae longissimcB, an- 



gustce: Cauda /a/a.- 'pedes brevissimi, graciles. 

 Beak elongated, bent or slight, very slender, entire, or a little 



denticulated : tongue bifid : wings very long, narrow : tail 



broad : legs very short, slender. 



The Trochilidse are usually of small or very di- 

 minutive size, and many of them are celebrated for 

 the incomparable magnificence of the metallic hues 

 with v;hich their plumage is adorned : in some species 

 the feathers on the throat and head vie with the 

 splendour of the most precious jewels : all the species 

 are peculiar to the tropical regions of America : they 

 are solitary and bold birds, and defend their nests 

 with great courage ; the latter are constructed on 

 bower-trees and plants. 



