TROCHILID/E. 



Sp. 5. Di. cautillans. 



Certhia cantillans. Shaiio, v. viii. p. 254. 



Sp. 6. Di. Borbonicum. 



Certhia Borbonica. Sfeph. v, viii. jt?. 259. — Isle of Bourbon. 



Sp. 7. Di. flavum. Linn. Trans. (Horsf.) v.. xiii.p. 170. 



Di. olivaceo-flavum, subtus flavum, remigibus rectricibusque tnar^ 

 ginibus exterioribus exceptis per/uscis. 



Olive-brown Dicaeum, beneath yellow, with the quills and tail- 

 feathers deep brown, except their outer edges. 



Yellow Creeper. Lath. Gen. Hist. v. iv.p. 244. 



Inhabits Java. Length four inches : phimage 

 above yellow-olive ; beneath yellow : quills and tail- 

 feathers, except the outer margin, brown. 



FAMILY III.— TROCHILID^. 



Rostrum elongatum, arcuatum aut rectum, gracillimum, integrum 



aut pauld denticiilatum : lingua bifida : alee longissimce, an^ 



g'ustce: csiuda. lata: ])edes brevissimi, graciles. 

 Beak elongated, bent or slight, very slender, entire, or a little 



denticulated : tongue bifid : wings very long, narrow : tail 



broad : legs very short, slender. 



The Trochilidae are usually of small or very di- 

 minutive size, and many of them are celebrated for 

 the incomparable magnificence of the metallic hues 

 with which their plumage is adorned : in some species 

 the feathers on the throat and head vie with the 

 splendour of the most precious jewels : all the species 

 are peculiar to the tropical regions of America : they 

 are solitary and bold b'^ds, and defend their nests 

 with great courage ; the latter are constructed on 

 bower-trees and plants. 



