. North American birds eggs . North American Birds Eggs. 209 [] Floresi Hummingbird. Sctnaphorun fliiirtiii. This sub-tropical species, the nesting habits of wliicli are not linown, is sup-posed to have been talcen in at least one instance on the Pacific coast of Califor-nia. 432. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. ScUtHphoruH iilatycricus. Range. — Rocky Mountain regions, north to Wyoming; winters south of theInited States. This species is similar to the Ruby-throat, but larger and with the back moregolden green color, and the throat shining lilac. They are very abundant inColorado and Arizona, n

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. North American birds eggs . North American Birds Eggs. 209 [] Floresi Hummingbird. Sctnaphorun fliiirtiii. This sub-tropical species, the nesting habits of wliicli are not linown, is sup-posed to have been talcen in at least one instance on the Pacific coast of Califor-nia. 432. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. ScUtHphoruH iilatycricus. Range. — Rocky Mountain regions, north to Wyoming; winters south of theInited States. This species is similar to the Ruby-throat, but larger and with the back moregolden green color, and the throat shining lilac. They are very abundant inColorado and Arizona, nesting as do the Ruby-throats in the east, and theiri^ests being similar in construction and appearance to those of that species. Theeggs cannot be distinguished from those of other species. 433. Rufous Hummingbird. Sda-ijjhorun Range.—Western North America, breeding from the Mexican Ixtrder north toAlaska and fairly abundant in most of its range. A handsome little species with the back and tail reddish brown, an

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