. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult male Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus). Photograph by David A. Rintoul. Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson) Status: The Broad-tailed Hummingbird is a casual visitor. There are two records from Sumner County. An adult male was seen from 13 to 14 August 1979 by several obser- vers. The other was seen at the same locality from 20 to 22 Au- gust 1985. The only specimen is that of a adult male taken 15 miles north and 6 miles west of Elkhart, Morton County, on 18 May 1978. It was feeding on black-lo
. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult male Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus). Photograph by David A. Rintoul. Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson) Status: The Broad-tailed Hummingbird is a casual visitor. There are two records from Sumner County. An adult male was seen from 13 to 14 August 1979 by several obser- vers. The other was seen at the same locality from 20 to 22 Au- gust 1985. The only specimen is that of a adult male taken 15 miles north and 6 miles west of Elkhart, Morton County, on 18 May 1978. It was feeding on black-locust blossoms. There are other, unsubstantiated records for the state. The male attracts attention in flight by the trilling whistle of air passing over the tail; it is an unforgettable 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 Thompson, Max C; Ely, Charles A. (Charles Adelbert), 1933-. Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History : Distributed by University Press of Kansas
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