. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Calliope Hummer finished; but if so, the work is carried to completion, and the bird cannot resist the appeal of proffered uphol- steries at any time there- after. The eggs, invariably three in number, are among the handsomest known to science,—whitish as to ground, but broadly belted with bold spots of blackish or sepia. These spots often converge, and in exceptional instances we have a nearly solid belt of color, sharply contrasting with the
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Calliope Hummer finished; but if so, the work is carried to completion, and the bird cannot resist the appeal of proffered uphol- steries at any time there- after. The eggs, invariably three in number, are among the handsomest known to science,—whitish as to ground, but broadly belted with bold spots of blackish or sepia. These spots often converge, and in exceptional instances we have a nearly solid belt of color, sharply contrasting with the immac- ulate areas attendant. The chicks are black for a few days after hatching, with some outcropping of white down, and for these babies the anxious parents will en- treat in winning accents, please or tease—something after the manner of our Black Taken in Arizona A DISTANT VIEW MALE VERMILION FLYCATCHER IN MESQUITE Photo by the Author No. 180 Calliope Hummer A. O. U. No. 436. Stellula calliope (Gould). Synonyms.—Calliope Hummingbird. Star Hummer. Description.—Adult male: Upperparts golden-green, or shining metallic bronzy green; tail chiefly dusky, rufous at base, paler on tips, slightly double-rounded, its feathers broadening distally and nearly round at tips, the outermost pair touched with white; flight-feathers violet-dusky; sides of throat and underparts white, the sides more or less overlaid with golden-green and dusky; a pale rufous wash across breast and belly and sides, often faintly suffused with rufous; gorget shining rose-purple (Rood's violet, aster purple, or amaranth purple), the color confined to tips of feathers, which are white at base, shot with much outcropping white on chin and throat, and pro- gressively lengthened with suppression of visible white on lower throat, the lateral 915. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of th
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