254 TROCHILID^. 



rump : the tail is of a brownish-red, and slightly 

 rounded. 



Sp. 34. Me. ornata. 



Trochilus oruatus. Shaiv, v. viii. p. 345i pi. injroniispicce. 



Sp. 35. Me. magnifica. 



Me. cnpite crista riifo-auraniiacd; pennis elongatis colli nivcls, 

 apicibus viridi-csreis ; cnpite, guld, humeris, coUoque antice, 

 aureo-viridibus ; pectore macula alba; tectricibus alarmn aureo- 

 viridi nitentibus ; marginibus avrnntiaco-Jlavis. 



Honey-bird with a rufous-ovauge crest ; the elongated feathers 

 of the neck snow-white, with their tips golden-green ; the 

 head, throat, shoulders, and neck anteriorly golden-green ; the 

 breast with a white spot ; the wing-coverts glossy golden- 

 green, with the edges orange-yellow. 



Trochilus magnificus, Vieillol. Temm. PL Col. 299./. 2. 



Inhabits Brazil. Length three inches : the head 

 bears a long rufous-orange crest : on each side the 

 neck, beneath the ears, are several unequal long- 

 feathers of a snow-white colour, tipped with glossy 

 golden-green ; and when the bird is flying these 

 feathers are directed backwards : the head, the 

 shoulders, the throat, and the fore part of the neck 

 are rich golden-green : on the top of the breast is a 

 small white spot : the breast and the belly are the 

 colour of the back, but less brilliant : the wing- 

 coverts are glossy golden-green, with their edges 

 orange-yellow : the under tail-coverts are green, 

 tipped with rufous : the upper surface of the tail- 

 feathers is deep golden-green ; the under brown, 

 with a border of orange-yellow : the back is of a 

 cinnamon-colour. 



This species greatly resembles Tr. ornatus. 



