17^^ SYNOPSIS OF THE TROCH1LID.E. 
III. Sub-Fam. PHjETHORNIS. Bill elongated, arched. 
Tail lengthened, graduated, or cuneated. 
Centre tail-feathers of the male very long. 
Pi 'i. XXVI. & XXVII. VoL. II. — 1. P. surERCiLiosus, Su- 
percilious Humming-Bird. — Lath, Lc Brin blanc. 
Buff. Le Colibri bria blanc, I^ss. Col. vi. and vii. 
Above, of a bronzed green gold ; a reddish-white line 
above, another beneath the eye; lower parts brown- 
ish-white ; tail bro^vn, beneath tipped with white. 
Female with a white stripe beneath the eye; tail 
chestnut, barred with black, tipped with white, the 
centre feather only green. Inhabits Guiana, Brazil. 
Pi.. XXVIII. VoL. II. — ^2. P. Eurynomus, Scaly Backed 
Humming-Bird. — Le Colibri Eurynome, Less. Col. 
xxxi. Feathers of the back golden-green, fringed 
with reddish ; of the head deep green edged ^vith ru- 
fous; of the throat brown, edged with yellowish- 
white; lowerpartsgrey; tail black at the base, tips 
white, centre feathers green for the length of the 
others. Inhabits Brazil. 
3. P. Guy, Guy’s Humming-Bird. — Le Guy, Less. Troch. 
xliv. Above brilliant green; beneath grey, with the 
throat, vent and stripe through the eye and under 
the auriculars ochreous-yellow ; under mandible 
reddish-orange. Inhabits 
4. P. 1 NTEUMEDIU 8 , Intermediate Humming-Bird. — Le 
Colibri intermediaire, Less. Troch. xix. Head, neck, 
vent, wings,* and tail, brown ; rump, belly, and vent, 
reddish-orange; auriculars black, with arufous stripe 
above and below; centre tail-feathers surpass the tip 
about half an incli. Inhabits Brazil. 
5. P. Boubcierii, Bourcier’s Humming-Bird. — Le Colibri 
