294 HUMMING-BIRD. 



chiefly of the last colour, but the greater part of the inner web from 

 the base green. This is probably a Variety of the female. 



In a bird, which I think may probably be a young male, the bill 

 is near two inches long, pretty much curved; general colour of the 

 plumage pale brown, wings darker: the two middle feathers of the 

 tail one inch and a half longer than the rest ; beneath the eye a pale 

 streak. 



In another, supposed a female, the bill was one inch and a half 

 long, rather more straight than in the other, being only curved from 

 the middle; above green gold, also the wing coverts ; wings and 

 tail dusky, beneath white, clouded before, chiefly down the middle, 

 with dusky spots, and much clouded also on the sides, under the 

 wings, with the same ; legs pale. I have seen this in collections, and 

 there named Long-billed Humming-Bird. One such was in Mr. 

 Bullock's Museum. 



5— BUFF-STRIPED HUMMING-BIRD. 



LENGTH full six inches. Bill bent, one inch and a quarter, 

 dusky, the under mandible pale ; general colour of the plumage 

 olive, or dusky green above ; beneath cinereous green, but pale, and 

 marked with obscure dusky streaks, growing almost white towards 

 the vent; over the eye a buff-coloured stripe, beneath it a second, 

 beginning at the nostrils, and passing down on each side of the neck ; 

 chin and throat of the same colour; quills dusky ; tail rounded at 

 the end, dull olive green ; the two middle feathers exceeding the 

 others by full one inch and a half, and the elongated parts narrow, 

 and white ; legs dusky. 



Said to inhabit Cayenne. Described from a specimen in the 

 possession of Mr. Thompson. Although I have described this as 

 distinct, I will not aftirin, that it is not a Variety of the male of the 

 Supercilious Species, to which it has resemblance in size and shape. 



