. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . in number, are pure white, of a nearly elliptical form, five-twelfthsof an inch long, and three and a quarter twelfths in their greatest breadth. The figures of the nest and female are taken from the specimens presentedto me by Mr. Nuttall. Those of the male I made from specimens, forthe use of which I am indebted to Mr. Loddige, of London, whosecollection of Humming-birds is unrivalled. This species is the fourth nowfound within the limits of the United States. Oiseau-mouche Anna, Ornismya Anna, Less. Tra
. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . in number, are pure white, of a nearly elliptical form, five-twelfthsof an inch long, and three and a quarter twelfths in their greatest breadth. The figures of the nest and female are taken from the specimens presentedto me by Mr. Nuttall. Those of the male I made from specimens, forthe use of which I am indebted to Mr. Loddige, of London, whosecollection of Humming-birds is unrivalled. This species is the fourth nowfound within the limits of the United States. Oiseau-mouche Anna, Ornismya Anna, Less. Traite dOrnith., p. Hdmming-bird, Trochilus Anna, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. v. p. 238. Male, 3|f, wing, 2T\. Rocky Mountains towards California. Common. Migratory. Adult Male. Bill long, very slender, cylindrical, slightly depressed at the base, acumi-nate; upper mandible with the dorsal line straight, the ridge narrow at thebase and convex toward the end, the sides convex, the edges overlapping;lower mandible with the angle very long and extremely narrow, the dorsal N?51. PI 2 / 2. ^AFaZes. 3 Feof7?o. /Y-/^osj<J C cv-z-c^x^ ■ ANNA HUMMING-BIRD. 189 line slightly decurvate, the tip forming a very slender point. Nostrilsbasal, linear. Head of ordinary size, oblong; neck short; body slender. Feet verysmall; tarsus extremely short, rather stout, feathered more than half-waydown; toes small, the lateral equal, the middle toe not much longer, the hindtoe a little shorter than the lateral; anterior toes united at the base; clawsrather long, stout, arched, compressed, laterally grooved, very acute. Plumage soft and blended; feathers on the upper part of the head, cheeks,and throat, oblongo-obovate, with their filaments toward the end thickenedand flattened, with metallic gloss, those on the sides of the neck moreelongated. Wings rather long, extremely narrow, somewhat falcate; theprimaries rapidly graduated, the first being longest; the number of quillssixteen. Tail
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