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ROUGH-LEGGED RACKET-TAILED HUJUVIING- 
BIRD. 
TrocMlus Underwoodii Lesson. 
Plate XXII. 
Lii Raquette empennee, Trochilus Underwoodii, Lessou, 
Trochilidces, pi. xxxii. 
In tlie bird now i-epresented, and another species, 
we see the fork of tlie tail assuming another varia- 
tion, in the diminution and again widening of the 
web, so as to leave a part of the shaft bare of plumes. 
The present species is, besides, very remarkable for 
the feathering of its tarsi and base of the toes, which 
are thickly covered with narrow horny-like plumes, 
and I believe is the only instance of that structure 
among this tribe. All the upper parts are of a golden 
green, the rump barred with a band of white. A 
gorget of bright emerald-green, occupies the throat, 
forepart of the neck, and almost the whole breast, 
which is immediately succeeded by a deep tint of 
brownish green. The thighs and plumed tarsi are 
pure white. The tail, deeply forked, is a blackish- 
brown, the centre feathers tinged with green. The 
form will be best understood by referring to the ac- 
companying plate. The country of this species is 
unknown. 
