TROCIIlLIDiE. 253 



Sp. 32. Me. Mosclutus. 



Trochilus Moschitus. Shaw, v. viii. p. 329. p/. 12. — Troclulus 

 Pegasus. Shaw, v. viii. p. 332? — Trochilus hypophaeus. Shaw, 

 V. viii. jo. 333 ? — Trochilus carbunculus. Shaw, v. viii. p. 333. 



4. Capite cristato ; pennis colli elongatis. 



4. With the head crested ; the feathers of the neck lengthened. 



Sp. 33. Me. chalybea. 



Mr:, supra, ceneo-vlridis, collo antice lateribusqiie cyaneis nigro 

 maculatis, aut Jusco^ nigro alboque variis; guld juguloque 

 virescente et albido mio'tisj lined nigrd d rictu ad occiput; car- 

 pore subtus griseo nigro vario; caudd rujescente. 



Honey-bird above brassy-green^ with the neck in front and at the 

 side blue spotted with blacky or varied with brown, black, and 

 white J the throat and jugulum mixed vvith greenish and white ; 

 a black line from the gape to the occiput j the body beneath 

 varied with grey aod black ; the tail reddish. 



Trochilus chalybeus. Vieillot. Temm. PI. Col. 66. Jl 2. 



Inhabits Brazil. Length three inches and a half: 

 the sides of the neck are adorned with long feathers 

 of a fan -like form, and of a deep-green colour, with 

 white tips : the forehead and cheeks are brilliant- 

 green, with several recurved feathers on the fore- 

 head, and varied into a small crest in the old in- 

 dividuals, but wanting in the young : the head, 

 upper part of the neck, and of the body, are bronzed- 

 green : the sides, and lower part of the front of the 

 neck are blue, spotted with black, or varied with 

 brown, black and white, according to the age of the 

 bird : the throat and the rest of the fore part of the 

 neck are greenish and white : a black line com- 

 mences at the gape of the beak and reaches to the 

 occiput : all the under parts are grey, varied with 

 black : a white band passes over the vent and the 



