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GREAT HUMMING-BIRD. 



in some lights, a brighter, blueish purple cast: the 

 ridge of the wing, from the shoulder a good way 

 down, is white : the tail is black or dusky, the 

 feathers increasing in length from the middlemost 

 to the outermost save one, which is about five 

 times longer than any of the rest : the two long 

 feathers are of a loose, soft texture, easily ruffled, 

 and flowing with the least breath of air; and what 

 is remarkable in the tail is, that these two fine 

 feathers are the outermost but one on each side, 

 having a lesser stiff feather under them, as well as 

 above, the better to support them, which is sin- 

 gular : the legs, feet, and claws are black." 



This species is a native of South America, and 

 is also found in Jamaica. The female is said to 

 be greenish above, and white below ; the sides of 

 the neck varied with white and green, and the 

 tail destitute of the two long plumes so conspicuous 

 in that of the male. 



GREAT HUMMING-BIRD. 



Trocliilus maximus. T, viridi-aureus, gula nwea, crisso ferru' 

 gineo, vertice remigibus caudaque ccBtulescentibus. Lath, ind. 

 orn, suppl. 



Green-gold Humming-Bird, with white throat, ferruginous vent, 



and blue crown, quill and tail-feathers. 

 Trochilus maximus. Mus. Lesk, No. ^6, t, 2. 

 Ekelberg's Humming-Bird. LatK syn» suppl, 2. 



Described in the Museum Leskianum : length 

 eight inches : the crown of the head, quill-feathers, 



