trochili

The gaudy tanagers, that cannot be tamed -- the noisy lories, the resplendent trogons, the toucans with their huge clumsy bills, and the tiny bee-birds (the _trochili_ and _colibri_) -- all glance through the sunny vistas.

The Rifle Rangers Mayne Reid 1850

There are four, which seem to belong to the _trochili_, or honey-suckers of Linnæus; one of which is something larger than a bullfinch; its colour is a fine glossy black, the rump, vent, and thighs, a deep yellow.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Robert Kerr 1784

Dear Sir, -- I have now, past dispute, made out three distinct species of the willow-wrens (_motacillae trochili_) which constantly and invariably use distinct notes.

The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Gilbert White 1756

There are four which feem to belong to the trochili, or honey-fuckers of Linnaeus; one of which is fomething larger than a bull - finch; its colour is a fine gloffy black, the rump-vent and thighs a deep yellow.

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812