. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 158 Sword-biU Humming Bird. pair of wings. Of these, the Chestnut-tufted Co- quette is the most beautiful. Others again with crests of various forms and dimensions; some, as in the Delalande Humming Bird, whose crest when elevated measures nearly as long as the body of the bird. But the most striking difiFerenoe is in the various forms and peculiar development of the tail. The Polytmus, with its long, dangling plumes, has already. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page imag
. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 158 Sword-biU Humming Bird. pair of wings. Of these, the Chestnut-tufted Co- quette is the most beautiful. Others again with crests of various forms and dimensions; some, as in the Delalande Humming Bird, whose crest when elevated measures nearly as long as the body of the bird. But the most striking difiFerenoe is in the various forms and peculiar development of the tail. The Polytmus, with its long, dangling plumes, has already. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baily, William L; Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.
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