322 HUMMING-BIRD. 



feather white for one-third of the length from the tip ; three of the 

 quills broad, and bent as in the former. 



In the collection of Mr. H. Brogden, of Clapham. 



In the possession of Gen. Davies was a bird, answering in colour 

 to the above, but the quills formed as in others of the Genus, being 

 neither broad, nor curved; the two outer tail feathers white half 

 way from the end. This may probably be a female. 



M. d'Azara also mentions one, which coincides much in colour of 

 plumage; but he is silent in respect to the broad and curved shafts of 

 the outer three quills, which is a sfrong characteristic of the species. 



47. -CURVE- WINGED HUMMING-BIRD. 



LENGTH five inches and a half. The bill, from gape to tip, 

 almost one inch and a quarter, dusky ; general colour of the plumage 

 fine glossy green ; chin and throat deep blue, but not glossy ; quills 

 and tail dusky ; base of the greater quills darker, the three outer 

 ones shaped as in the Broad-shafted ; tail nearly even at the end, one 

 inch and a half in leugth ; the three outer feathers wholly white ; 

 wings shorter, and do not quite reach one-third on the tail ; the legs 

 are dusky. 



Inhabits Cayenne ; in the collection of General Davies. 



In another, seemingly allied to the last, the upper parts are dull 

 brownish green; all beneath ash-colour; the quills dusky brown, 

 without any violet tinge ; the two middle tail feathers green ; the 

 others dusky half way from the base, the rest of the length white; 

 the two outer wholly white. 



In the collection of Mr. Thompson. 



The whole of the above described seem to vary too much from 

 each other to form merely one species ; we have therefore ventured to 

 suppose them different. In the Broad-shafted one the tail is shorter 



