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CHAP. LVI. PLA. 266.
7Ve Red-breaffed' Humming Bird,
the Green-throated Humming
Bird, and the Dormoufe.
T   HESE are all drawn of their natural
bignefs; however, I believe the Dor-
moufe was ayoung one, not grown to its full
fize, though but little fhort of it.
The Red-breadled Humminig Bird is re-
presented by the upper figure in the plate.
The bill is black, and more bowed down
than is common in this genus; it even refem-
bles pretty nearly that of the laft described
Creeper: the fides of the headand the throat,
as far as the breaff, are of a fine red or
carmine colour: the top of the head, up-
per fide of the neck, the belly, thighs, and
tail, are of a dufky brown or black, mixed
with a little fringing of blue on the edges
of the feathers: the rump, and covert-fea-
thers of the tail, both above and beneath, are
of a fine blue colour: the wings are of a
fine dark green, with a glofs like polilhed
gold, when expofed to the fun: the inlides
of the wings are alfo green, but not fo
bright as the outer: the legs are flhort in pro-
portion : in all of this kind both legs and
feet are dufiy or blackifh.
The Green-throated Humming Bird is
the lower bird figured on the plate. The
bill is black and ftrait: the top of the head,
the upper fide of the neck, the lower part
of the back, the wings, belly, and tail,
Le Colibri gorge rouge, le Colibri,
gorge verte, et le Loir.
CE S Qifeaux, dememe que le Loir, font
dejimne's de leur grandeur naturelle; mais
je crois que le Loir etoit jeune, n'ayant pas
encore jait toute Jfa  crud, quoiqu'il ne s'en
fa/kit pas beaucoup.
Le Colibri gorge rouge e/l repr fnte' dans
Ilz planche par la figure fiperieure: fon bec
eji noir, et beaucoup plus recourbe', que ne
l'ont communement les OiJeaux de cette eJY'dce:
il approche meme de laforme de celui diu Grim-
pereau dernier decrit: les cote's de la tete avec
la gorge, jufqu'd  le/lomac, font d'un beau
rouge, OU carmin: il a le fommet de la tete,
le de//2s du cou, le ventre, les cui#/s et la queuze
d'An brun tres obJcur tirant fir le noir, ex-
cepte' un leger melange de bleu au bord des
plumes, qui forme comne une frange tout au-
tour : le croupion, et les couvertures tant die
defuis que du dqfous de la queuW! font d'un beau.
b/eu: les ailes font d'uz beau vert fonce, avec
U?2 lufre eclattant femblable a celui de for
poli, quand le foleil donne deis: le defous
des ailes eJf de la meme coulcur, mais moi1s
brillant que le de//s: les jambes font courtes
a proportion du refIe: tous les OiJeaux de
cette e/pece ont les jambes et les pattes brunes
ou noiratres.
Le Colibri gorge verte eJf celui que re-
prt/ente la figure inferieure de la planche:
le bec e/l noir et droit: il a le fommet de la
tete, le defus du cou, le bas du dos, les ailes,
le ryentre et la queue d'un brun obfcur; le