. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Fio. 305. — Alexander H um- niing-bird, tall of young J anil $, nat. size. (From Elliot.) dusky; tail double-rounded, the central feathers shorter than the next, the lateral then gradu- ated ; all broader than in rufous on tail in either sex. Length of ^ ; extent ; wing ; ; bill ? snmller: length ;
. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Fio. 305. — Alexander H um- niing-bird, tall of young J anil $, nat. size. (From Elliot.) dusky; tail double-rounded, the central feathers shorter than the next, the lateral then gradu- ated ; all broader than in rufous on tail in either sex. Length of ^ ; extent ; wing ; ; bill ? snmller: length ; extent Eastern N. Ain., especially U. S., abundant in summer, generally seen hovering about flowers, sometimes in flocks. Feeds on insects, and the sweets of flowers. Nest a beau- tiful structure, of downy substances, stuccoed with lichens outside; eggs two, white, X 410. T. alexan'drl. (To Alexander. Fig. 305.) Hummikg-bird. Size and general appearance of T. colubris. $ : Tail double-rounded, i. e., centrally emarginate, laterally rounded: central emargination about , lateral graduation more; the feathers all acuminate, and whole-c(dored. Upper parts, including two middle tail-feathers, as in T. colubris. Gorget oi)aque velvety black, only posteriorly glittering with violet, sapphire and emerald. Other under parts whitish, green on sides. Length ; wing ; tail ; bill from frontal feathers 9: Tail different from that of $, both in .shape and color; simply slightly rounded (witliout appreciable central emargination), the lateral feathers scairely acuminate; middle feathers \\\n' the back, darkening at ends; others with broad purplish-black space near end, and white-tipped; thus so closely resembling colubris 9 that tlie lack of decided emargina- tion of the tail is the principal character. No g-BAtKED Rufous Humming-bird. Nootka Hum- Mixo-Biun. ^ : No metallic scales on crown. Gorget glancing coppery-red, somewhat jiro- longed
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