334 HUMMING-BIRD. 



in some lights; belly the same, but more green ; across, between the 

 legs, white ; vent glossy green ; quills and tail steely blue, the latter 

 much darker, in shape a trifle hollowed out at the end, scarcely to 

 be called forked; the wings reach a trifle beyond the end of it; 

 legs brown. 



Inhabits Berbice. — In the collection of Mr. Mc. Leay, and has 

 simply the name Bimiti applied to it, as well as several others in the 

 same collection. 



59.— GREY-BELLIED HUMMING-BIRD. 



Trochilus Pegasus, Ind. Orn. i. 315. Lin. i. 192. Gm. Lin. i. 495: 

 Mellisuga Cayanensis ventre griseo, Bris.in. 709. t. 36. 4. 7rf.8vo.ii. 34. 

 Grey-bellied Humming-Bird, Gen. Syn. ii. 778. Shaw's Zool. viii. 332 ? 



THIS is green gold above, and grey beneath. Bill seven lines 

 and a half long, black ; the tail has the lower half like the back, 

 the end half purple black ; side feathers grey at the tips ; legs 

 feathered to the toes with grey brown ; toes black. 



Inhabits Cayenne. — Buflbn supposes it to be the female of the 

 last species ; but in the opinion of Brisson and LimiEeus it is 

 distinct. 



In the collection of Mr. Mc. Leay, is one greatly similar; 

 length three inches and three quarters. Bill nine lines; four of the 

 middle tail feathers are shorter than the others, but the two middle- 

 most are shortest of any; the three outer are first green, then steel 

 blue, of which the two outmost are tipped with dull white, the third 

 only pale at the tip ; legs feathered to the toes. 



Inhabits Berbice ; received from thence by the common name of 

 Bimiti. 



