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ADELOMYIA CERVINA, Gould.
Buff-breasted Humming-bird.
Adelomyia cereina, Gould, Arm. & Mag. Na t. H ist. (4) x. p . 4 5 3 (1872). Scl. & Salv.
Nom en c l. Av. Neotr. p. 8 7 (1 8 7 3 fe -M u lsa n t , H ist. N a t. Oiseaux-Mouches,
iii. p. 1 3 0 (1 8 7 7 )B -E llio t , Synopsis o f th e Humming-Birds, p. 1 8 1 (1 8 7 8 ).
T his species of Adelomyia is easily recognized by the colour of the under surface of its body, which is buff
with the flanks rufous; a further character is the brown-spotted throat. It was discovered near Medellin,
in the province of Anlioquia in the United States of Colombia, by the late Mr. T. K. Salmon, and the
following is a copy of the original description:—
I Crown and all the upper surface bronzy green ; over and behind the eye and curving down the sides of
the neck a conspicuous mark of huffy white; ear-coverts blackish brown; throat, sides o f the neck, and
centre of the abdomen delicate fawn-colour, with very minute speckles of brown on the former; flanks
bronzy russet, with reflections of golden yellow-hrown ; nnder tail-coverts hoary buff; wings purplish brown ;
tail very dark olive, glossed with green; all the feathers tipped with buff, but less so on the two centre
ones ; bill black on the upper mandible, the lower one lighter and inclined to flesh-colour at the base.
| Total length 4 inches, bill t , wing 2t, tail l i . ”
The Plate represents an adult male in two positions, the figures being drawn from a s p e c im e n obtained by
Mr. T. K. Salmon in Antioquia, and lent to us by Messrs. Salvin and Godrnan. ^ ^ ^