THE 
TOPAZ-THROATED HUMMING-BIRD. 
Generic Character. 
Bill filiform, tubular towards the tip, the upper 
mandible sheathing the lower. 
Tongue filiform, consisting of two conjoined 
tubes. 
Feet formed for walking. 
Specific Character, &c. 
Curve-billed rufous HUMMING-BIRD, with 
dusky head, topazine throat, and two very- 
long intermediate tail-feathers. 
Long-tailed red HUMMING-BIRD. 
Edw. pi. 32 . 
TOPAZ HUMMING-BIRD. 
Lath. syn. l. p. 74C. 
This species, which is one of the largest of the 
Humming-Birds, is a native of the Southern parts of 
America, and, in particular, of Surinam. The fe¬ 
male is much less brilliant than the male, and is 
distinguished bv the want of the two long interme- 
diate tail-feathers so conspicuous in the male. The 
beautiful specimen here figured is preserved in the 
Leverian Museum. 
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