360 HUMMING-BIRD. 



white ; wings violet brown ; tail bluish black, with a gloss of 

 polished metal, but the outer feather but one, on each side, is grey 

 from the middle to the tip ; the outmost wholly grey ; legs brown. 



The female is less than the male ; the whole upper side dirty 

 brown, with a slight gloss of green ; the under dirty white. 



These birds are found in various parts of South America, and the 

 Islands adjacent. I have received one from Jamaica, where they are 

 not uncommon. 



91.— BANDED HUMMING-BIRD. 



Bec-fleur a bande noir long de Corps, Voy. (TAzara, iii. 

 Banded Humming-Bird, Shaw's Zool. viii. 303. 



LENGTH four inches and a quarter. Bill a trifle curved ; the 

 plumage above edged with rufous ; behind each eye a small white 

 spot, and a velvet black stripe, bounded on each side by a white 

 one, from the corners of the bill to the tail, which is reddish violet ; 

 all but the two middle feathers tipped with white, and above the 

 white a deep blue spot. 



Inhabits Paraguay. Some birds are smaller, and have no rufous 

 edges, or mixture on the feathers. 



92 —SCALLOPED HUMMING-BIRD. 



Le Colibri a ventre piquete, Ois. dor. i. pi. 8. 

 Scalloped Humming-Bird, Shaw's Zool. viii. 304. 



LENGTH four inches. Plumage above green-gold, beneath 

 brown, scalloped with white ; throat grey, the feathers edged with 



