THE MANGO HUMMING-BIRD. 187 



"I have not seen the splendid engravings of this genus by Messrs. 

 Vieillot and Audebert, in which the Trochihis Mango is said to be 

 figured; but from the description contained in Latham's Synopsis and 

 Shaw's Zoology, I have no hesitation in pronouncing it an individual of 

 that species." 



The female figure introduced in the plate was taken from a specimen 

 procured at Charleston; but whether it had been found in the United States 

 or not, could not be ascertained. 



Trochilds mango, Linn. Syst. Nat., vol. i. p. 191. 



Mango Humming-bird, Trochilus mango, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. ii. p. 480. 



Male, 4| , S. 



Florida Keys. Rare. Migratory. 



Adult Male. 



Bill long, subulate, depressed at the base, slightly arched, flexible; upper 

 mandible with the back broad and convex, the sides sloping, the edges soft; 

 lower mandible with the angle extremely acute, forming a groove for one- 

 half of its length, the remaining part narrower on the back, the sides erect; 

 both mandibles deeply channelled internally, nostrils basal, lateral, linear. 

 Head small, neck short, body short, moderately robust. Feet very short 

 and feeble; tarsus very short, roundish; toes very small, the three anterior 

 united at the base, scutellate above, compressed, differing little in length; 

 claws small, arched, compressed, acute. 



Plumage soft and blended. Wings long, extremely narrow, falciform, the 

 first quill longest, the other primaries gradually diminishing in length; the 

 secondaries extremely short, narrow, and rounded. Tail ample, rather long, 

 of ten broad rounded feathers, the outer incurvate. 



Bill black. Iris brown. Feet dusky. Head, hind-neck and back splen- 

 dent with bronze, golden, and green reflections; wings dusky, viewed in 

 certain lights deep purplish-brown. Middle tail-feathers black, glossed with 

 green and blue, the rest deep crimson-purple, tipped and partially margined 

 with steel-blue. Fore part of the neck, and middle of the breast, velvet- 

 black, margined on each side with emerald-green, the sides yellowish-green. 



Length 4| inches, extent of wings 8; bill 1; tarsus ff. 



