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CINNYRIS GOULDIÆ.
Cin. c a p ite su p ra , g u lâ colloque in f r o n t e , reg io n e auricu la ri, s tr ig â u tr in q u e g r a c ili a d la te ra
co lli usque a d hume ros e x te n d e n te , u ro p yg io , caudoe te c tric ib u s, re c tric ibusque duabus mediis
c lo n g a tis p u rp u r e o e t coeruleo m e ta llic è sp le n d e n tib u s ; c a p itis la te rib u s, occipite, nuchâ,
sca pularibus, dorso summo, pttilisq u e san g u in eo -ru b ris ; dorso imo, p e c to r e , abdomineque
sid p h u re is, h is sa n g u in eo sparsis ; r em ig ih u s re c tric ib u sq u e la te ra lib u s fu s c is .
L o n g itu d o corporis, 5 u n c .
T his very elegant little bird— named after Mrs. Gould, by whom the “ Century” was delineated—was received
from the highest portions of the Himalaya, to which it is supposed to be principally confined. Tlie delicately
formed tribe to which it belongs rejiresent in India th a t equally heautiful group the Humming Birds of
America. Like the Trochiüdoe, the Cinnyridoe subsist much upon insects of small size, nliich they seek for in
the centre o f expanded flowers or among the leaves o f ¡»hints. Little else of their habits can be stated with
certainty. The Cbmyris Gouldioe is an exceedingly rare species, and, as far as is yet known, the specimens
now figured from, are a unique addition to the treasures o f science.
D ie top o f the head, ear-coverts, throat, a spot on each side of tlie chest near the shoulder, tail-coverts,
and the two middle tail-feathers, arc of a rich metallic blue with brilliant purple reflections ; tbe back and
sides o f the neck, and shoulders, are deep sanguineous red ; the rump and under surface bright yellow, the
la tte r having a few sanguineous dashes ; the quills and outer tail-feathers dark brown.
The bird is figured of the natural size, in two jiositions, in order to show the markings.