. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . THE BIRD BOOK. 432—433—434 432. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Selasphorus platycercus. Range.—Rocky Mountain regions, north toWyoming; winters south of the United States This species is similar to the Ruby-throat,but larger and with the back more goldengreen color, and the throat shining lilac. Theyare very abundant in Colorado and Arizona,nesting as do the Ruby-throats in the east, andtheir nests being similar in construction andappearance to th
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . THE BIRD BOOK. 432—433—434 432. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Selasphorus platycercus. Range.—Rocky Mountain regions, north toWyoming; winters south of the United States This species is similar to the Ruby-throat,but larger and with the back more goldengreen color, and the throat shining lilac. Theyare very abundant in Colorado and Arizona,nesting as do the Ruby-throats in the east, andtheir nests being similar in construction andappearance to those of that species. Theeggs cannot be distinguished from those ofother species. 433. Rufous Hummingbird. Selasphorus rufus. Range.—Western North America, breedingfrom the Mexican border north to Alaska andfairly abundant in most of its range. A handsome little species with the back andtail reddish brown, and with a throat gorget oforange red, the feathers being slightly length-ened into a ruff on the side of the gorget. Theynest in a great variety of locations and at alow elevation, such as vines, bushes and thelow hanging branches of trees. The nest is
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