ADELOMYTIA CERVINA, Gow.

Buff-breasted Humming-bird.

Adelomyia cervina, Gould, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) x. p. 453 (1872).—Scl. & Salv.
Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 87 (1873).—Mulsant, Hist. Nat. Oiseaux-Mouches,
il. p. 130 (1877).—Elhot, Synopsis of the Humming-Birds, p. 181 (1878).

 

Tuts 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 Antioquia in the United States of Colombia, by the late Mr. T. K. Salmon, and the

following is a copy of the original description :—

the neck a conspicuous mark of buffy white; ear-coverts blackish brown; throat, sides of 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-brown ; under tail-coverts hoary buff; wings purplish brown ;
tail very dark olive, glossed with green ; all the feathers tipped with baff, 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 é, wing 23, tail lea

The Plate represents an adult male in two positions, the figures being drawn from a specimen obtained by

Mr. T. K. Salmon in Antioquia, and lent to us by Messrs. Salvin and Godman. IR. B.S

 

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