. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD. TrOCH ILL'S COLUBRL-. Char. Above, metallic green; wings and tail brownish v')iet or bronzy; chin velvety black ; throat rich ruby, refleaini; variou- hues from brownish black to bright crimson : belly whitish. Female and voung without red on the throat, which is dull gray: barred with black and tipped with white. Length 3 to 3«4 inches. A/esi. In an orchard or open woodland: placed on a horizontal branch or in a crotch; made of plant
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD. TrOCH ILL'S COLUBRL-. Char. Above, metallic green; wings and tail brownish v')iet or bronzy; chin velvety black ; throat rich ruby, refleaini; variou- hues from brownish black to bright crimson : belly whitish. Female and voung without red on the throat, which is dull gray: barred with black and tipped with white. Length 3 to 3«4 inches. A/esi. In an orchard or open woodland: placed on a horizontal branch or in a crotch; made of plant down tirmly felted and covered with lichens. Jtggs. 2-?; white, with rosy tint when fresh: This wonderfully diminutive and brilliant bird i> the only one of an .American genus of more than a hundred species, which ventures beyond the limit of tropical climates. Its approaches towards the north are regulated by the advances of the season. Fed on the honeyed sweets of flowers, it is an exclusive attendant on the varied bountie> of Flora. By the loth to the 20th of March, it is already seen in the mild forests of Louisiana and the warmer maritime districts of (ieor'~" ., where the embowering and fragrant Gtlsemiutn, the twin-ieaved Bignonia, with a host of daily expanding flowefs, invite our little sylvan guest to the retreats it had reluctantly. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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