344 HUMMING-BIRD. 



72— RED-THROATED HUMMING-BIRD. 



Trochilus Colubris, M. Oni. i. 312. Lin. i. 191. Gm. Lin. i. 492. Klein, 105. 1. 



Bartr. Trav. 287. Gerin. vi. t. 304. 1. 2. M. & F. Vieill. Am. ii. p. 74. Arner. 



Orn. ii. pi. 10. f. 3. 4. TVaf. Misc. pi. 66. 

 Mellisuga pectore rubro, Klein, 106. V. 

 Carolinensis gutture rubro, Bris. iii. 716. t. 36. f. 6. Male. f. 5. female. 



Id. 8vo. ii. 36. 

 Tomineo virescens, gutture flammeo, Petio. Gaz. t. 3. f. 8. 

 Guainumbi, Raii, 82. 1. Will. p. 65. Id. Engl. 230. 

 Le Rubis, Buf. vi. 13. Ois. dor. i. 67. pi. 31. male. Id. pi. 32. female. 

 American Tomineius, or Humming-Bird, Ph. Trans, xvii. 760. & 815. Cat. Car. i. 



t. 65. Kalm. Tr. i. 216. Bumab. Tr. 17. note* 

 Red-throated Humming-Bird, Gen. Syn. ii. 769. Ediv. pi. 38. m. & fern. Arct. Zool. 

 ii. No. 176. Gent. Mag. xx. pi. p. 175. Nat. Misc. pi. 66. Wood's Zoogr. i. 454. 



Shaw's Zool. viii. 335. 



LENGTH three inches and one-third ; breadth three inches 

 and three quarters. Bill three quarters of an inch ; upper parts of 

 the body green gold, with a changeable copper gloss ; the under 

 grey ; throat and fore part of the neck, of a ruby colour ; in some 

 lights as bright as fire, and viewed side-ways appears mixed with 

 gold, but beneath of a dull garnet; the two middle feathers of the 

 tail like the upper part of the body, the others purplish brown ; the 

 tail a trifle forked. 



The female, according to Mr. Abbot, is gilded green above, white 

 beneath ; wings and tail as in the male. 



These birds do not get their full plumage till the second year: 

 the young cock has here and there a feather on the throat like the 

 adult, which appears brown ; but, if turned to the light, has the 

 beautiful red; with the outer tail feather tipped with white; and these 

 have been mistaken for females. — Mr. A. is clear in this matter; it 

 is more than probable, that the reputed females of some other species 

 are likewise young males. 



