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SYNOPSIS OF THE TROCHILIDjE. 
I. Sub-Fam. TROCHILUS. Bill very straight. Tail 
moderate, equal or rounded. 
1. T. SUPERBUS, Superb Humming-Bird. — Shaio, Gen, 
Zool. Temm. PL Color, 299. Oiseau-mouche Co- 
rinne, Less. 0. M. ii. Crown of a rich blue ; throat 
amethystine-red, surrounded with a line of pure 
white, gradually shading into pale grey which covers 
the under parts; upper parts golden-green; tail 
rounded, two outer feathers tipped with white. In- 
habits the island of Trinity. 
Pl. IX. Vot. I — 2. T. QUADRicoLOR, Azure-crowned Hum- 
ming-Bird. — VieilL Oiseau-mouche tete d'azur. 
Less. O. M. Supp. x^’ii. xviii. Crown brilliant 
azure-blue, upper parts golden-green, beneath pure 
wliite, yellowish upon the flanks; tail brownish- 
green. Inhabits Brazil. 
Pl. XVII. VoL, II. — 3. T, mesoleucus. White-striped 
Humming-Bird — Temm. PL Color. 317. Less. 0, M. 
xxix. XXX. Plumage dull-green ; gorget of rich ame- 
thystine-red stretching upon the sides of the neck ; 
a central white line along the centre of the under 
parts. Female wants the gorget ; that part is occu- 
pied by a patch of greyish- white, the base of each 
feather darker. Inhabits Brazil. 
4. T. sauAMOBUs, Scaly-throated Humming-Bird. — 
Temm. PL Color. 205. Oiseau-mouche ecailld, Less. 
O. M. XX. Plumage bright-green ; throat white, 
with the centre of each feather grey, whence a white 
line along the centre of the under parts. Inhabits 
Brazil. 
Pl. XVIII. VoL. II 5. T. Rivolu, Duke of Rivoli’s Hum- 
ming-Bird. — Oiseau-mouche Rivolii, Less. O. M. iv. 
Plumage of a very dark golden-green ; the cro^m with 
a cowl of very rich blue, separated from the gorget 
