. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. m. SK IllMMINil IIIHD—;/.. A'I'nh. There are spveral species of the Star-throated Humming-birds, all of whicli are Iviiowii by tlic briLilit metallic yleam of tlie leathers on the throat. The Angela Stak-throat inhabits Buenos Ayres and many i)arts of It seems nut to be a veiy common bird, or at all events it is rarely found in collections. It is chielly remarkable for the sin^yular shape of its bill, which is evidently formed for the of enablinurple-brown
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. m. SK IllMMINil IIIHD—;/.. A'I'nh. There are spveral species of the Star-throated Humming-birds, all of whicli are Iviiowii by tlic briLilit metallic yleam of tlie leathers on the throat. The Angela Stak-throat inhabits Buenos Ayres and many i)arts of It seems nut to be a veiy common bird, or at all events it is rarely found in collections. It is chielly remarkable for the sin^yular shape of its bill, which is evidently formed for the of enablinurple-brown, and tlu; tail ])ur|ile-lilack with dark green gloss. I'ehind each eye there is a white spot, and a grey streak is drawn through the cheeks. The ct'utre of the throat is a brilliant crimson, shining eifulgently as if made of living tire, and edged with long leathers of a deep blue. The under surface is dark green, changing to rich blue in the centre, and on each side of the tianks there is a tuft of wd'ite feathers. The under tail-eo\'erts are green, friiig"d witli white. The fenialt! is gold bronze on the upper part of the bddy, and the crown of her head is greyish. There is ncj t'rimson or blue on the throat ; ii is simply grey, covered with pale lirown spots. TllK very renuirkablc bird whose portrait is seen in the accompanying illustration attbrds iuiotln'r example of the winiderl'ul adaplatinu of means lo ends which is often found among these birds, in the Sword-bill lluniniing-liird, sketidied on page "J:{2, the beak is enormously lengthened, in order to enable it t'l feed on the long bell-like flowers whiMcin it finds its sustenance, ami a similar miMliticatinn of stnu'fure may be seen in the Slui-tbroats. In the Sl('Kl,E-HlLLf^, iiowevei', wliiih fiiil (Hi the- slmrt cuivcd n{' flidsc regions, the bill is also short and verv sliaipiv i urved, in order to suit the peculiar shape df the tlowers. This r2 M. Please note that these images are extracted
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