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PASSEEINES. 



Among the more remarkable species we may note the Topaz- 

 throated Trochilus ( T. pella, Gould), a native of Brazil ; the Sickle- 

 winged Humming-bird ( Trochilus falcatm, Sw.) ; Grould's Hum- 

 ming-bird {Ornisnuja Gouldii, Less.) ; the Doiible-crested Hum- 

 ming-bird {Trocldlus cornidus, Wied.) ; Cora Humming-bird 

 {Ornismija com, Less.) ; the Giant Humming-bird, which attains 

 the size of the Swallow ; the Dwarf Humming-bird, whose size 



Fig. -U7- — ii.ir-tailed Uuinming-L'ud [J'r 



, Le^duii;. 



does not exceed that of a bee ; the Bar-tailed Humming or 

 Sapho Bird of Lesson (Fig. 207), a native of Eastern Peru ; and the 

 Racket-tailed Humming-bird, so named from the shape of its 

 tail, which spreads out at the extremity in the form of a racket. 



The Ci.niBERS {Sca7hSorcs,Yig.) among birds, such as the "Wood- 

 peckers, are characterised by an arched beak and a stiif pointed 



