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part of the neck is of a beautiful metallic-green : on 

 the breast is a half-collar of orange ; with another of 

 black beneath : this colour is carried on to the middle 

 of the belly ; the rest of which, and of the under 

 parts, are pure white : the head, the under part of 

 the neck and the upper parts of the body, are green- 

 brown : the rump has a white band : the tail is of 

 a singular form, all the feathers being pointed and 

 much wedged ; the three outer feathers are grey- 

 whitish, and those of the middle violet-blue : the 

 beak and legs are black. 



Sp. 3. Me. Surinamensis. 



Trocliilus MelJivorus. Shaw, v. viii, p. 320. — Trochilus Ou- 

 rissia. Shaxv. v. viii. p. 322 ; young ? 

 Sp. 4. Me. smaragdo-sapphirina. 



Trochilus smaragdo-sappluriiius. Shaxv, v. viii. p. 325. pL 41. 

 Sp. 5. Me. amethystina. 



Trochilus amethystinus. Shaiv, v. viii.jo. 328. — Cayenne. 

 Sp. 6. Me. Maugeana. 



Trochilus Maugeana. Shaw, v. viii. p. 350. — Porto Rico. 

 Sp. 7. Me. ater. 

 Me. niger, iectricibus alarum caudd uropygloque colore sub- 



viridi nitidis ; rectricibtis lateralibus nixeis apicibus chalybeo 



tinctis. 

 Black Honey-bird with the wing-coverts, tail, and rump of a 



glossy green ; the lateral tail-feathers snow-white, with their 



tips tinged with steel-colour. 

 Trochilus ater. Pr. Max. Trav. i. p. 322. — Negro Humming- 

 bird. Lath. Gen. Hist. v. iv. p. 312. — Trochilus niger. Svoain. 



Zool. Illust. V. ii, pL 82. 



Length five inches : beak slightly curved : body 

 nearly black, in some places of a shining grey and 

 copper-colour : sides under the wings, rump and tail 



