. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XX. SWIFTS 167 notched, of rounded, white-tipped feathers. This bird is seen by most people only when hovering over flowers in search of food, and is hence thought to be always on the wing. If care- fully watched, it will often be seen at rest on the twigs of tree tops. The only living forms which may be mistaken for hummingbirds are insects called hawk or sphinx moths. Most of these are found hovering over flowers in the evening; the hummingbirds visit the f
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XX. SWIFTS 167 notched, of rounded, white-tipped feathers. This bird is seen by most people only when hovering over flowers in search of food, and is hence thought to be always on the wing. If care- fully watched, it will often be seen at rest on the twigs of tree tops. The only living forms which may be mistaken for hummingbirds are insects called hawk or sphinx moths. Most of these are found hovering over flowers in the evening; the hummingbirds visit the flowers in the daytime. Length, 3 ; wing, If (1^-lJ) ; tail, 1^ ; culinen, |. North America from the Plains eastward; breeding from Florida to Labrador, and win- tering in Cuba, eastern Mexico to Central America. Rieffer's Humming- bird (4-38. Amazllia fuscicaudata) of southern Texas to northern South America is a brilliant green hummingbird, with dark purplish wings and deep chestnut tail; the belly is gray. Length, 4; wing, 2J- ; tail. If; culraen, f. The Buff-bellied Hummingbird ( Amazllia cerviniventris) of southern Texas to Central America is a similar green bird, with the belly pale cinnamon color. Length, 4J; wing, 2^ ; tail, 1|; oulmen, |. FAMILY XX. SWIFTS (MICR0P6DIDiE) A family (75 species) of long-winged, close-feathered, small- bodied birds, with large, swallow-like or nighthawk-like mouths, and almost unri- valed power of flight. Almost the whole day is spent on the wing, catch- ing enormous num- bers of insects. These birds are found in immense flocks, especially when nesting or roosting. 1. Chimney Swift (423 bird resembling the swallow, with very long wings and short, rounded, spiny-tipped tail.' In certain places where large, unused chimneys are found, great flocks. Chimney Swift Clicntura peldgira). — An ashy-black. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and
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