\Snow"cap`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A very small humming bird ({Microch[ae]ra albocoronata})
native of New Grenada.
Note: The feathers of the top of the head are white and
      snining, the body blue black with a purple and bronzy
      luster. The name is applied also to {Microch[ae]ra
      parvirostris} of Central America, which is similar in
      color.