. A general history of birds . r%firr/-nr^y/, /(//>/t nutty ■ ^ >ru/,> HUMMING-BIRD. 349 In the young bird the whitish band across the rump is less con-spicuous, and it has not the brilliant elongated feathers of the neck,so remarkable in the adult; or at least they are very short. Inhabits Cayenne. 74.—RUFOUS-CRESTED HUMMING-BIRD. LENGTH three inches. Bill half an inch, strait, brownish dun-colour ; feathers of the crown elongated, rufous, hanging a little wayon the nape; plumage above green, with a gloss of polished copper;face round the chin and eye, rufous grey; throat splendid gr
. A general history of birds . r%firr/-nr^y/, /(//>/t nutty ■ ^ >ru/,> HUMMING-BIRD. 349 In the young bird the whitish band across the rump is less con-spicuous, and it has not the brilliant elongated feathers of the neck,so remarkable in the adult; or at least they are very short. Inhabits Cayenne. 74.—RUFOUS-CRESTED HUMMING-BIRD. LENGTH three inches. Bill half an inch, strait, brownish dun-colour ; feathers of the crown elongated, rufous, hanging a little wayon the nape; plumage above green, with a gloss of polished copper;face round the chin and eye, rufous grey; throat splendid green ; onthe breast a rufous bar, or crescent; below this dull green, and fromthence pale brown ; but the thighs, and parts between are white;across the rump a dun-colour bar; lower part of the rump dullcrimson, with a tinge of copper ; tail coppery green, the ends of thefeathers dun-colour; quills blue-black, and reach three-fourths onthe tail; legs black. One, supposed to be the female, is green above, with very littleglo
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