. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 182 THE AVOCET HUMMING-BIRD. eye in its breadth, and terminated with a small tuft of violet-blue; beloAV the black runs a luminous green line. The under parts of the body are snowy CAYENNE FAIRY. -Ueliothnx aurua The very beautiful bird which has been ajipropriately named the Sun-gem inhabits the mountain ranges of Brazil, especially those of Minas Geraes, where it seems, as Mr. Gould poetically remarks, to be a veritable gem sprung out of the mountain and suddenly gifted with li
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 182 THE AVOCET HUMMING-BIRD. eye in its breadth, and terminated with a small tuft of violet-blue; beloAV the black runs a luminous green line. The under parts of the body are snowy CAYENNE FAIRY. -Ueliothnx aurua The very beautiful bird which has been ajipropriately named the Sun-gem inhabits the mountain ranges of Brazil, especially those of Minas Geraes, where it seems, as Mr. Gould poetically remarks, to be a veritable gem sprung out of the mountain and suddenly gifted with life. It may generally be found in the open country in nursery grounds, where it finds abundance of the small tlowers on which it feeds. During the rainy season it resorts to the forest, and finds its nourishment in the orchidaceous plants which flourish there in such rich profusion. The male bird is remarkable for a very conspicuous crest, which starts from either side of the head, and has gained for the bird the title of Double-crested Humming-bird. The name "cornuta," or horned, refers to this peculiarity. The forehead and crown of the head are azure blue, and the neck fiery crimson at its base, changing to green near the centre, and taking a rich golden radiance at the extremity. The throat, the sides of the face, and the pendent tuft of feathers from the chin are velvety-black. The back is bronze-green, and the wings purple-brown. The two central feathers of the tail are olive-brown and the rest white, edged with the same tint. The breast, sides of the neck, and tlie upper part of the abdomen are grayish-white, and the remainder of the under surface is bronze-green. The female has nearly as long a. tail as the male, but her throat is buffy-white, and she has no crest on the head nor beard hanging from the chin. A SINGULAR species is the Avocet Humming-bird. It is remarkable for the curious manner in which the bill is curved upwards at the extremity, after running n
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