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HARLEQUIN HUMMING-BIRD. 
Generic Character. 
Bill {lender, tubular, the upper mandible Iheath- 
ing the lower. 
Tongue very long, miffile; formed of.two con¬ 
joined cylindric tubes. 
Toes three forward, one backward. 
Specific Character, &c. 
Curve billed brown Humming-Bird, with gold- 
green crown, throat, bread:, and fhoulders, 
red belly, and blue cheeks. 
HARLEQUIN HUMMING-BIRD. 
Lath. Synopf. 2. p. 760. 
The Trochilus Multicolor, or Harlequin Humming- 
Bird, fo remarkable for the diverfity of its colours, is 
one of the rareft of its genus. The figure here repre- 
fented is taken from the beautiful fpecimen in the 
Britilh Mufeum. This bird is a native of South Ame¬ 
rica. 
