. A catalogue of the birds of Indiana. Birds. 62 Suborder TROCHILI. Hummingbirds. Family ,. Hummingbirds. Genus TROCHILUS Subgenus Trochilus. â ~'160. Trochilus colubris Linn. Rubv-throated Hummingbird. This beautiful little bird, the only species of its family found within our limits, is a common summer resident throughout the State, where it breeds abundantly. They arrive from the South in early May. Occasionally they appear before our latest "cold snap," and when such is the case great numbers of them perish. I had several brought to me dead one morning after
. A catalogue of the birds of Indiana. Birds. 62 Suborder TROCHILI. Hummingbirds. Family ,. Hummingbirds. Genus TROCHILUS Subgenus Trochilus. â ~'160. Trochilus colubris Linn. Rubv-throated Hummingbird. This beautiful little bird, the only species of its family found within our limits, is a common summer resident throughout the State, where it breeds abundantly. They arrive from the South in early May. Occasionally they appear before our latest "cold snap," and when such is the case great numbers of them perish. I had several brought to me dead one morning after a freeze in early May, and was told of several others which had been seen. Order PASSERES. Perching Birds. Suborder CLAMATORES. Sonqless Perching Birds. Family Tyrant Fly-catchers. Genus TYRANNUS Kingbird. '161. Tyrannus tyrannus (Linn.). Kingbird. An abundant summer resident. Breeds. Well known to most persons under the names, " Bee-bird" and "; They are very destructive to bees, and persons engaged in bee culture wage a relentless warfare against these birds. While an occasional one may in an unusual degree its liking for bees, we may all, I think, agree with Dr. Cones when he says "it destroys a thousand noxious insects for every bee it ;. 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 Butler, Amos W. (Amos William), 1860-1937. [S. l. : s. n.
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