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Sp. 30. Me. LaJandei. 



Me. crista corpore suprd rectricibiisfjue duahus i?itermed'iis aiireo- 

 viridibus; corpore infra cyaneo ; pone oculos macula olbd; 

 mento, ventre injimo lateribmqne margaritaceis ; recti'icibus 

 laieralibus viridibus; tribus externis apice macula, alba. 



Honey-bird with the crest and body above and two middle tail- 

 feathers golden -green ; beneath blue ; a white spot behind the 

 eyes, the chin, lower belly, and sides pearlaceous ; the lateral 

 tail-feathers green ; the three outer ones with a white spot at 

 the tip. 



Trochilus Laiandei. Vieillot. Temm, PL Col. 18'.y^. 1, 2. 



Inhabits Brazil. Length three inches and a half: 

 the male is furnished with a beautiful crest, of which 

 the two hinder feathers are longest, and are of a fine 

 glossy blue; the rest of the crest is of a golden-green, 

 with very brilliant reflections ; this last colour reigns 

 over the rest of the head, the upper parts of the body, 

 and the two middle tail-feathers : the lateral feathers 

 are of a bottle-green, the three outer ones on each 

 side with a white spot at the tip : the throat, the fore 

 part of the neck, the breast and the upper part of 

 the belly are of the same blue with the crest : the 

 sides of these parts are of a pearly-grey, as well as 

 the chin and lower belly : behind the eye is a white 

 spot : the beak is black, and the legs brown. The 

 female differs from the male in wanting the crest ; is 

 smaller ; all the under parts are grey, with the ex- 

 ception of the sides of the breast, which are bright 

 green -gold : the base of the beak is yellowish. 



Sp. 31. Me. bilopha. 



Me. supra aureo-viridis, iiifra alba; alls Jiavescentibus ; caudd 

 valde cuncatd, rectriclbiis lateralibus basi albis, apice cinereia ; 

 mas. cristis vcriice smaragdino, superciliaribus aureo-viridibus 

 refle.vu rufo-opalino. 



