TROCHILUS. HUMMING-BIRD. 



Generic Character. 



nostrum capite Idngius, 

 subulato-filiforme, apice 

 subincrassato tubuloso : 

 mandibula superior vagi- 

 nans inferiorem. 



Lingua filiformis, filis duo- 

 bus coalitis tubulosa. 



Pedes graciles, breviusculi, 



ambulatorii. 

 Cauda pennis decern. 



Bill longer than the head, 

 cylindric, slender, with 

 shghtly-thickened tip ; the 

 upper mandible sheathing 

 the lower. 



Tongue filiform, extensile, 

 consisting of two con- 

 joined slips forming a 

 tube. 



Legs slender, rather short : 

 feet formed for walking. 



Tail consisting of ten fea- 

 thers. 



1 HE brilliant and lively race of Humming-* 

 Birds, so remarkable at once for their beautiful 

 colours and diminutive size, are the peculiar na- 

 tives of the American continent and adjoining 

 islands, and, w^ith few exceptions, are principally 

 confined to the hotter regions. Their vivacity, 

 swiftness, and singular appearance unite in ren- 



