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SAPPHIRE-THROATED HUMMING-BIRD. 
Trochilus sapphirinus. — Linnsus. 
Plate XXVIII. 
Sapphire Humming-bird, Latham's General History, vol. iv. p. 
326. — Oiseau-mouche Saphir, Omismya sappbirina. Lesson, 
Ilistoire Naturelle des Oiseaux-mouches, lv. lvi. and ItS. 
p. 172. 
The Sapphire-throated Humming-bird, or, as it is 
sometimes called, “ the Sapphire,” is about three 
inches and six lines in length. The bill is a clear 
yellow, blackish towards the point ; the crown and 
upper part of the body are bright golden green ; the 
chin is of a clear reddish brown or rust colour, from 
which, covering the throat, breast, and upper part of 
the belly, extends the rich and beautiful blue that has 
furnished the name to the bird ; it is composed of the 
Bcaly-shaped feathers, and, in some lights, has a violet 
lustre; the flanks and belly are brownish green, 
changing to gray on the vent ; the tail is equal, and 
entirely of a clear red. The female wants the rusty- 
coloured chin, and is of a duller colour above. The 
young is described by Yieillot, as of a blackish gray 
underneath ; the red on the chin slightly apparent ; 
