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t/rnaments derived from thefe birds j but at prefent 
they rather catch them for fale to the Europeans 
than as decorations for themfelves. Even among 
the Americans, the tafte for fuch finery is begin- 
ning to grow obfoletej for they now adopt, if not 
the drefles of the Europeans, at leaft the materials 
of which they are compofed. 
Humming-Bird, Red, Long-Tailed ; the 
Trochllus Ruber of Linnsus. This is one of the 
largeit and moft beautiful fpecies of the whole ge- 
nus. The bill is long, flender, incurvated, and 
black; the head and upper part of the neck are 
of the fame colour, but -^lofTy ; the throat is a moH 
fplendid green, reflefting the colour of gold ; and 
below this there is a black femilunar line, parting 
it from the breaft, which is rolaceous. The back 
and covert-feathers of the wings are red, fome- 
what inclining to orangey the quills are of a dull 
purple colour; the tail contains two long feathers, 
which are alfo purple; the fide-feathers of the tail 
are a reddifh orange; the lower part of the back, 
the rump, and the coverts of the tail, are of a fine 
green hue ; and the legs and feet are black. 
HuMMiNG-BiRD, Little Brown; the Tro- 
chilus Pella of Linnreus. This fpecies, which is 
a native of Surinam, is extremely minute. The 
bill is long, (lender, and incurvated; the upper 
mandible, which is longer than tlie nether, is of a 
dark or black colour; and the lower mandible is 
flefli-coloured towards the bafe, and black towards 
the tip. The top of the head is of a dirty brown 
liue ; the throat, the fides of the head, the neck, the 
breatl, and the belly, are of a bright bay or dirty 
orange-colour ; under the eye there is a dark brown 
or black fcroke; the back and the upper part of 
the v/ings are of a dull brown colour intemiixed 
v/ith a bright yellow; the quiil and tail-feathers are 
a dirty purple; and the legs, feet, and claws, are 
black. 
HuMMiNG-BiRD, Long-Tailed, Green; the 
Trochilus Forficalus of Linnsus. This bird is a 
native of Jamaica. The tail is very long and 
broad in proportion to the body; the bill is flen- 
der, ftraight, long, and blackifn ; the crown of the 
head is blue; the quills are of a dirty purplifti co- 
lour; the coverts of the wings are green; the lower 
belly and coverts under the tail are white; the 
tliighs are dufky ; the tail-feathers are of the moft 
vivid beauty, appearing fometimes of a fhining 
blue colour, at others greenifli, and fometimes an 
affemblage of all the moft beautiful tints imagin- 
able. T he entire plumage of the body pofteffes 
fomething of a fhining golden luftre ; and the legs, 
feet, and claws, are black. 
HuMMiNG-BiRD, Long-Tailed Black Cap; 
the Trochilus Polytmus of Linnjeus. The tail of 
this fpecies is remarkably long; the two long fea- 
thers are of a loofe, filky texture, and eafily ruf- 
fied ; the bill is thicker at the bafe than moft of the 
kind, pretty long, a little incurvated, and of a yel- 
low colour, with a black point; the crown of the 
head, and the beginning of the neck behind, are 
black, with a blueifti glofs ; the throat, breaft, and 
belly, are covered v/ith green feathers inclining to 
blue, and of fuch a beautiful furface> that they re- 
fleft the light like burnifned gold; the plumage on 
the back is of a yellowifti green hue, without any 
remarkable luftre; the wings are a brownifti pur- 
ple, in fome lights exhibiting a blueifti purple caft; 
and the tail is black or duiky, the feathers increaf- 
ing in length from the middlem.oft to the moft ex- 
treme but one, which is five times the length of 
the reft. This bird, which was imported from Ja- 
maica, was firft defcribed by Edwards. 
HuMMiNG-BiRD, White-Bellied ; the Tro- 
chilus Mellivorus of Linnseus. This fpecies is a 
native of Surinam. The bill is pretty long, 
ftraight, and (lender, the points of the upper and 
lower mandible inclining a little towards each 
other; the whole head and neck are of a fine blue 
colour; the back, rump, and lefler covert- feathers 
of the wings, are a lively green; at the bottom of 
the neck behind there is a white mark in the (hape 
of a crefcent, the horns pointing upwards ; the belly 
is white ; the wings are copper-coloured inclining 
to purple; the middle feathers of the tail are green; 
the fides are white; and the legs and feet are of a 
blackifti colour. The colours of this bird, as is 
common indeed to the genus in general, fcem in- 
termixed with fine golden thieads, v/hich add to 
it's brilliance when viev;ed in the fun-beams. 
IIuMMiNG-BiRD, Green, Black-Bellied; 
the Trochilus Flolocericeus of Linnaeus. This 
bird is pretty large for it's genus: the bill is long, 
flender, incurv;:ted, and black; the head, neck, 
back, and leiTer coverts of the wings, are of a bkie- 
ifli green colour; the fcapulars have foinething of 
a red intermixed with the green; the breaft, and 
the covert-feathers of the tail both above and be- 
neath, are blue; the middle of the belly is black; 
the quill-feathers are of a dirty purplifh *'inge; the 
tail is black above and blue beneath ; and the legs 
and feet are black. 
HuMMiNG-BiRD, Crested; the Trochilus 
Criftatus of Linnaeus. This bird is a native of 
the Weft Indies: the bill is flender, fharp-pointed, 
incurvated, and blackifli ; the top of the head, from 
the bill to the hinder part, which terminates in a 
creft, is partly green and partly blue, both which 
colours (bine with a luftre furpafTing poiiftied me- 
tal ; the plumage on the upper part of the body 
and wings is a dark green intermixed with gold- 
colour; the breaft and belly are of a dark, dirty, 
grey colour; the quills are purplifti; the tail is a 
blueifh black, fomewhat glof[y on the upper fide; 
and the legs and feet, which are very fm.all, are 
blackifti. 
HuMMiNG-BiRD, Red-Throated; the Tro- 
chilus Colubris of Linn^us. Cateflby, in his Hif- 
tory of Carolina, firft figured and defcribed this 
fpecies, which is a native of Carolina, and during 
the fuinm.cr is found as far north as New England. 
The bill, with refpefl to fhape and colour, refem- 
bles the genus in general; the upper part of the 
head, the neck, back, and leiler coverts of the 
wings, are of a fine glofly dark green hue, feem- 
ingly intermixed with threads of gold; the prime- 
feathers of the wings are a dirty purple; the tail is 
purple, except the middle feathers, which are green; 
the middle of the belly, and the covert-feathers un- 
der the tail, are white; and the throat is of a beau- 
tiful red hue, but varying according to the pofitioa 
in which it is viewed. 
HuMMiNG-BiRD, Least; the Trochilus Mini- 
mus of Linnjeus. This very minute fpecies weighs 
only about twenty grains: the bill, and the whole 
upper fide of the head, neck, body, wings, and 
tail, are of a dirty brown hue, but in the fun exhi- 
bit a glofs of a golden green colour; the under- 
fide of the head, neck, and belly, are a dirty white; 
and the legs and feet are black. This bird, which 
is a native of Jamaica, v/as firft noticed by Sir 
Hans Sloane. 
HuMMiNG-BiRD, Rubv-Crested; the Tro- 
' chilus 
