. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada : the land birds . ne often shorterthan the others. Wings long and acute, 1st primary longest andcurved, the others successively shortening. Tail mostly of 10feathers. These birds differ considerably in appearance according to ageand sex ; the colors are brilliant and metallic, and the high tintedfeathers of a rigid texture. They associate only in pairs; the youngoften brought together accidentally in small companies, but live sep-arate from the old. The flight is extremely rapid ; with the wingsconstantly moving with a humming s
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada : the land birds . ne often shorterthan the others. Wings long and acute, 1st primary longest andcurved, the others successively shortening. Tail mostly of 10feathers. These birds differ considerably in appearance according to ageand sex ; the colors are brilliant and metallic, and the high tintedfeathers of a rigid texture. They associate only in pairs; the youngoften brought together accidentally in small companies, but live sep-arate from the old. The flight is extremely rapid ; with the wingsconstantly moving with a humming sound, so as to produce a balancingsuspension in the air while feeding on the nectar of flowers; each ofthe primaries even, provided with a separate motion. They scarcelywalk, resting and roosting upon the larger branches of trees. Thenest attached to a branch or a leaf. The eggs are constantly 2, andwhite. — They are peculiar to America, and almost exclusivelytropical. Subgenus. — Ornismya. Lesson, With the bill straight, or nearly so, slightly enlarged towards
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