HUMMING-BIRD. 333 



beneath white ; thighs brown ; wings and tail dusky black, the 

 latter with a polished steel gloss ; legs and claws black. 



According to Marcgrave, there is a dash of gold down the 

 throat, not seen in PI. enlum. 



A.— Trochilus maculatus, hid. Orn. i. 320. 

 Oiseau-mouche a poitrine verte, Ois. dor. i. 87. pi. 44 ? 

 Patch-necked Humming-Bird, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 135. 



Bill black ; crown of the head, taking in the eyes, hind part of 

 the neck, body above, wings, and tail deep brown ; irides, fore part 

 of the neck, and all beneath white ; sides of the neck marked with 

 dusky spots, besides which is a glossy patch of crimson as large as 

 a tare ; legs black. 



From the collection of drawings of Sir A. Lever. 



B.— Oiseau-mouche a poitrine verte, Ois. dor. i. 87. pi. 44. 



Length almost three inches and three quarters. Bill ten lines, 

 yellow brown, with a black point ; under mandible white ; crown 

 brown, a little gilded ; the rest of the upper parts glossy green 

 brown ; throat and breast fine gold green ; lower part of the breast 

 divided by a narrow white streak, which grows broader on the belly ; 

 under tail coverts gilded grey ; the two middle tail feathers green 

 bronze ; the sides terminated by a rufous border; legs brown. 



This is found at Cayenne, and supposed to be either a Variety, 

 or young bird. 



C. — Length three inches and three quarters. Bill three quarters 

 of an inch, black, the under mandible pale; plumage above gilded 

 green ; beneath the chin amethystine blue ; the rest of the neck 

 before to the breast, most vivid emerald, with a slight gloss of blue 



