TROCHILINJE. 
73. P A 
I84Q. p ^ Ul(,: (Bourc. & Muls.) Ann. Sci. Phys. &c. de Lyon, 
74. p 29 ' 
Ly° n ° ,a M‘7'ostris (Bourc. & Muls.) Ann. Sci. Phys. &c. de 
76. p ^.P- 328 - 
76 . p’ S m0e ( Less -) Ois. Mouch. Suppl. t. 28, 29. 
184(5, n ' (Bourc. & Muls.) Ann. Sci. Phys. &c. de Lyon, 
78. ' p’ Edmrd sii (De Lattr. & Bourc.) Bev. Zool. 184.6'. p. 308. 
79. p' l J} ,thronot »« (Less.) Ois. Mouch. t. 6l. 
80. p‘ (Less.) Ois. Mouch. Suppl. t. 36. 
Ru res 1l0ne (Less.) Ois. Mouch. Suppl. t. 30. — Type of Chry- 
>i.pV 18s »)- 
lr ysura (Less.) Ois. Mouch. Suppl. t. 4. 
82. P. Elicia (Bourc. & Muls.) Ann. Sci. Phys. &c. de Lyon, 
1846. p. 314. 
83. P. phceopyga (Licht.) Tschudi, Fauna Per. p. 247. 
84. P. cinnamomea (Less.) Rev. Zool. 1842. p. 175. 
85. P. quadricolor (Vieill.) Ency. Meth. p. 573. — Ornismya 
cyanocephala Less. Ois. Mouch. Suppl. t. IS. 
86. P. vertical is (Licht.) — Ornismya cyanocephala I.ess. Ois. 
Mouch. Suppl. t. 1 7., Nat. Libr. xiv. pi. 9. 
87. P. Francice (Bourc. & Muls.) Ann. Sci. Phys. &e. Lyon, 
1846. p. 324. 
88. P. euryptera (Lodd.) Proc. Z. S. 1832. p. 7. 
89. P. Georgina (Bourc.) Proc. Z. S. 1847- p. 48. 
Trochilus Linn.* 
Kill 
!le lateral 
With tli 
(j U j|j °I )( ming closed by a large and partly plumose scale. Wings long and pointed, with the first 
f ea ^ ^ ler shorter than the second. Tail moderate and emarginated, with two prolonged narrow 
die l0D S er ^an ^ 1C h ea( l, broad at the base, and more or less curved, with the culmen rounded. 
margins dilated, especially at the base, and covering the lower mandible ; the nostrils basal, 
Rejecting much beyond the others. Tarsi very short, rather stout, and partly plumed. Toes 
^ 65 ^ en< ^ er ’ the inner one shorter than the outer, which is more 
e hind toe moderate, and armed with a moderate curved claw. 
Tli 
a_ r ^ this genus is peculiar to the Island of Jamaica, and the habits, as described by Mr. Gosse, are very 
° Se the genus Mellisuga. 
' pol ytm 
Binn. Edwards’s Birds, pi. 34., Ois. dor. t. 67. — Ornismya cephalatra Less. Ois. Mouch. t. 1 7-, Nat. Libr. xv. pi. 21. 
Tiil1 lorn 
Topaza G. R. Gray, f 
^ e eled bCl ^ an the head, stout, and slightly curved, especially at the tip, which is acute ; the culmen 
file n 0 g|. ° ^ lc n °strils, and then rounded, and the lateral margins dilated over the lower mandible ; 
plun e * hasal, with the opening covered by a large scale, which is mostly concealed by the frontal 
1 ... 1 <=> •/ • • 
ei harrr; long and pointed, with the first quill the longest. Tail moderate, broad, and slightly 
v ery or r °unded, with two narrow feathers on each side prolonged beyond the others. Tarsi 
a t th e p ’ s ^ en( ler, and partly covered with plumes. Toes long and slender ; the lateral ones united 
c Ury e< j ’ ' v hh the outer shorter than the inner one ; and the hind toe long, and armed with a small 
The species are inhabitants of the central and warmer parts of America. 
k T , 
t T » Binnseus in J748. It was originally founded in 1744, with the name of Troglodytes, by the same author. Les 
tabliR lxd ln. M° n T > 1829 ’ is C0eval . 
esson under the designation of Les Topazes (1829)- 
