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PURPLE HUMMING-BIRD. 
cate grey, darker in the centres. The vent is nearly 
wiiite. The tail is very ample, and is slightly fork- 
ed : the feathers are very broad, and, with those of 
the wings, take the same peculiar purple tint which 
the plumage generally has infused or mixed with it, 
overpowering the common colours of the family. 
The Purple Humming-bird is a large species, 
measuring more than five inches in length, and ha- 
ving the proportions relatively strong. 
