THE 
FURCATED HUMMING-BIRD. 
Var. 
Generic Character. 
Bill {lender, tubular, the upper mandible fheath- 
ing the lower, 
Tongue very long, extenfile ; formed of two con¬ 
joined cylindric tubes. 
Toes three forward, one backward. 
Specific Character , &c. 
Curve-billed violet-blue HUMMING-BIRD, 
with the top of the head, the neck, and rump 
gold-green j the tail-feathers and wings black ; 
the tail forked. 
Var. 
Curve-billed black HUMMING-BIRD, with 
gold-green throat, violet-blue breaft, and 
forked tail. 
The bill is but very Jlightly curved. 
It is fcarce poffible to imagine colors more bril¬ 
liant than thofe which decorate this beautiful bird : 
like mod others of this genus, it is principally found 
in South America, and is reprefented on the plate 
in its natural fize. 
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