Of which colour are the reft of the Feathers, and no 
where radiant, as of the other Species. His Thigh, i inch 
long. His Leg, f On which are four Toes, above ? of 
an inch long, and thick as a Taylors Stitching-Thread. His 
Claws near * of an inch long. 
The Leftcr HUMING BIRD. His Head is loft. From 
the top of his Breaft, to the end of his Tail he is two inches 
long. But his Trunk or Body alone, is not above I of an 
inch in length. The other Parts are anfwerable. His 
colour various: on his Wings and Tail, a dark-brown; 
on his Belly, a yellowifh-Rcd 5 on his Breaft, White; on 
his Back, Green, mixed with glorious golden Rays. 
The Huming-Bird is every where ill pictur’d : even in 
Mr. Willughby , for want of the Bird it felf. But all 
thofe Birds, at leaft, whereof he had the fight, are moft 
curioully and exactly reprefented. He is fuel to have a 
loud, or Ihrill and fweet Note, emulous of that of a Night- 
(a) Theve- ingale, (a) He moves Ins Wings fwiftly and continually. 
becaufe he took his Defcription from the Picture only. 
Gulielmus Pifo obferveth alfo the fame. And it is very likely 
to be fo, as a Part more apt, by its length, and flexibility, 
to thruft and wind it felf to the bottoms of the deepelt, 
and moft crooked Flowers: in winch, and not the upper 
and open parts of Flowers, it is, that the Ho ncy^Dew 
which thefe Birds, as well as Bees, do fuck, is tifually 
lodgd. *. z.* ;■ T 
His Feathers are fet in Gold by. msfikt imzagp . and fold 
(di chaiit. at a great rate. ( d) The Indians make of them very arti- 
are there a fort both of Caterpillars and of Butterflys ,which 
are transform’d into this Bird: and that in the time of 
Transformation, there is plainly to be feen half a Cater¬ 
pillar or hall a Butterfly , and half a Bird, both together. 
