. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. 244 MARS SUN-ANGEL. Jif« hi, 'ijli HI i â SicKLE-niLL is a very rare bird, is found sparingly in Bc'ota and Vwunv^ Tl,> plumage ,s not very brilliant in its , but the variu, s f nts S u iicl t f ilu^p;^ are p easing m arrangement. an,l give the bird a verv pretty as, t "'"^ The crown of its liead and the little crest are blackish'biwn an I each feather with a slight bully M-ash, and on tlie tips of several of the secondaries th-re is a litfre whiu; sjmt. T
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. 244 MARS SUN-ANGEL. Jif« hi, 'ijli HI i â SicKLE-niLL is a very rare bird, is found sparingly in Bc'ota and Vwunv^ Tl,> plumage ,s not very brilliant in its , but the variu, s f nts S u iicl t f ilu^p;^ are p easing m arrangement. an,l give the bird a verv pretty as, t "'"^ The crown of its liead and the little crest are blackish'biwn an I each feather with a slight bully M-ash, and on tlie tips of several of the secondaries th-re is a litfre whiu; sjmt. The two central feathers of the tail are a dark glossy green with small Avhite tips, and the others are of the same hue in their outer webs, greciiiisli brown on the inner, and largely tipped \\ith wliite. The under surfaiMi is brownish black, diversified with some dark buff streaks iqion the throat and breast, and with white streaks upon the abdomen and Hanks ; th(> under tail-coverts are brown fringed M-itli buff. The total li'iigth of the bird is about four and a half inches. Another species belonging to tlie same genus, Condamink's SiCKLE-WLL {Eufoxeres Cumhi- ii/iiii), is remarkalde for its pro- I'l'nsity to iuliabit high ground. It is a very rare bird, and when- â¢'vi'i- it is discovered, it is seen feeding among the orchidaceous phints, at an elevation of ten thousand feet above the level of the sea. The little group of Humming- birds called the Sun-angels are all remarkable for the exceedinc lustre of the feathers which do° corate their throats, and tJie ^-eneral beauty of their plumage. In nearly every species there'^is a while or bulf erescentic mark immediiitely Ixdow the gorget, and they are ail inhabitants °of' the Andes. Concerning the 'Mahu ⢠Sun-angel and its haliits Mr. Ciould .sjx'aks iu the following I relZt^V^Sti::lX^r;' ^^y'-'r^-'-'J^ 1>ol-gin;r^o the genus neliangelos, recomiH^nd t and it f^i 1 ! ""'^ ; it has ail
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