ORNITHOLOGY. 



stones, as the sapphire, emerald, topaz and ruby, suitably 

 to the characteristic splendor of their varying- and inimita- 

 ble shades. 



The Ccrithia Casrulea, which we are now about to 

 describe, is in no respect inferior to its relatives the Trochili, 

 or Humming Birds, consisting of three colours, which 

 predominate in the head, wings and body. The top of 

 the head is exactly of the colour of a beautiful turquoise 

 stone, or to speak more plainly, is of a greenish sky-blue. 

 The back and wings variegated with a blue, black and 

 brown colour, the tail brown, and ending in four circular 

 divisions of equal length. Two curious streaks are inserted 

 upon each side of the tail, the scapulars at the bottom 

 of the back, blue striped with yellow; the tufts of the 

 thighs blue, and the legs. yellow. The bird altogether has 

 something of the appearance of second mourning from the 

 grey eifect "which arises from the blue and black shadows; 

 the whole length is about four inches and a half, and it 

 is a native of the Brazils and Mexico. Its elegantly-turned 

 neck, joined to the symmetry and lightness of its form, 

 serve to mark it as one of the greatest favourites of nature, 

 for the purposes of the painter or designer, and the bill 

 is so nicely ballanced to its size as not to appear too long 

 or preposterous for the rest of the body, which is the 

 case with many of the birds in the warmer climates, and 

 its superiority in this and other respects will no doubt 

 recommend it to our numerous readers. 



Delineated from the Liverpool Museum. 



