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VIOLET-EARED HUMMING-BIRD. 



IVocliilus auritus. T. viridi-aureus suhtus alhus, aurium pennis 

 suhelongafis violaceis, remigibus nigris, rectricibus lateralibus 

 albis. 



Gold-green Humming-Bird, white beneath, with slightly elon- 

 gated violaceous ear-feathers, black wings, and white lateral 

 tail-feathers. 



Trochilus auritus. T. recfirosfris viridi-auratus, siibtvs albas, 

 tcenia infra oculos nigra^ macula nurium fasciciilari violacea^ rec- 

 tricibus quatuor intermedtis nigro-cceruleis, latcralibus albis, 

 hath. ind. orn, 



Oiseau-mouche a oreilles. Buff, ois, VielL pi. 25. 26, 



Grand Oiseau-mouche de Cayenne. Briss. av, 



Violet-eared Humming-Bird. Lath, syn. 



An elegant species. Length about four inches 

 and a half : shape rather more slender than in 

 others of the genus : colour of the upper parts 

 bright gold-green ; of the under parts white: from 

 the bill, on each side the head, a black band, pass- 

 ing below and beyond the eyes : on each side the 

 neck an oval or slightly-lengthened patch of bright 

 steel-blue or violet feathers: wings and four middle 

 tail-feathers violet-black, the side-feathers milkr 

 white: legs feathered to the toes. The female 

 resembles the male, but wants the blue ear-fea- 

 thers, and is of an ash- white beneath, with lon- 

 gitudinal dusky spots. This species is a native of 

 Cayenne. 



