A MONOGRAPH

OF

THE TROCHILID A

OR

FAMILY OF HUMMING-BIRDS.

BY

JOHN GOULD, F.R.S.,

F.LS., V.P. AND E.ZS., M.ES., F.R.GEOGS,, MRAY S., CORR. MEMB. OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF TURIN; OF THE SOC. OF THE MUSEUM
OF NAT. HIST. OF STRASBOURG; FOR. MEMB, OF THE NAT. HIST. SUC. OF NURNBERG, AND OF THE IMP. NAT. HIST. SOC. OF MOSCOW ;
HON. MEMB. OF THE NAT. HIST. SOC. OF DARMSTADT; OF THE NAT. HIST. AND THE NAT. HIST. AND MED. SOCS. OF
DRESDEN; OF THE ROY. SOC. OF TASMANIA; OF THE ROY. ZOOL. SOC. OF IRELAND; OF THE PENZANCE
NAT, HIST. SOC.; OF THE WORCESTER NAT, HIST. SOC.; OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND,

DURHAM, AND NEWCASTLE NAT. HIST. SOC.; OF THE IPSWICH MUSEUM; OF
THE ORN. SOC. OF GERMANY; OF THE DORSET COUNTY MUSEUM AND
LIBRARY; OF THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION, ETC.

IN FIVE VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET. 5

PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, 26 CHARLOTTE STREET, BEDFORD SQUARE.
1861,

(THE AUTHOR RESERVES TO HIMSELF THE RIGHT OF TRANSLATION, ]