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BROWN BRAZILIAN HUJIMING-BIRD. 
Trochilus squalidus Nattereb. 
Colibri terne, Trochilus squalidus, Temminclc, Planches Co- 
loriees, pi. 120. — Le Colibri ^ vestiture terne, Lesson, His- 
toire Naturelles des Colibris, pi. viii. 
This species was discovered in Brazil by M. Nat- 
terer, and first figured by Temminck in tbe Planches 
Coloriees ; in colouring and the distribution of it, it 
has every appearance of the supercilious Humming- 
Bird. Lesson goes so far as to say, that it is a de- 
generated local variety, with which we cannot agree. 
The size is scarcely one-half. The upper plumage 
is a dull brownish green. 
The superciliary stripe is very conspicuous, of a 
reddish yellow, the auriculars beneath are deep 
brown, and another stripe from the rictus joins the 
uppermost, surrounding the eye and ear-feathers 
completely. The throat and breast are dull grey; 
the feathers of the former are in the shape of scales, 
with dark centres. The belly and vent are of a 
tawny yellow. The tail is brown, each feather tipped 
with white, and the whole extending part of the 
centre ones of the same colour. 
