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Inhabits Peru. " Beak black, depressed along 

 the whole length, but more especially at the tip, 

 which is rounded, thin, obtuse, and recurved at both 

 mandibles : the under of which, towards the middle, 

 has a convex swelling, which gives the recurvature 

 a strange appearance. All the upper plumage and 

 body beneath golden-green : the throat, to the breast, 

 shining with scale-like feathers of a vivid enamelled- 

 green : from the breast to the vent is a stripe of 

 black down the middle : thighs white : tail even, 

 the two middle feathers dull greenish-blue, the rest 

 above obscure copper-brown, but beneath of a dull 

 rich shining topaze-colour." — Swainson. 



Sp. 19. Me. albirostris, 



Trochilus albirostris. Shatv, v. viii. p. 346. 

 Sp. 20. Me. Vieilloti. 



Trochilus Vieilloti. Shaw, v. viii. p. 347. 

 Sp. 21. Me. leucocrotaphos. 



Trochilus leucocrotaphos. Shaw, v. viii. p. 349. 

 Sp. 22. Me ? rubra. 



Trochilus ruber. Shatv, v. viii. p. 351. 



Sp. 23. Me. minima. 



Trochilus minimus. Shazv, v. viii. p. 355. pi. 45. 



2. Capite hand cristato ; pennis colli elongatis. 



2. Head not crested ; the feathers of the neck elongated. 



Sp. 24. Me. superba. 



Trochilus superbus. Shaw, v. viii. p. 323.pl. 41. 



Sp. 25. Me. aurita. 



Trochilus auritus. Shatv, v. viii. ja. 319. — Cayenne. 



Sp. 26. Me. coUaris. 



Trochilus collaris. Shaiv, v. viii. ]). 343. 



Sp. 27. Me. scutata. 



