. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. TE0CHILIDM — TROCHILIKjE : EUMJIING-BIIWS. 467 gloss in some lights, and upper tail-corerts somewhat shaded -STith reddish. Metallic go great, extent, reaching f
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. TE0CHILIDM — TROCHILIKjE : EUMJIING-BIIWS. 467 gloss in some lights, and upper tail-corerts somewhat shaded -STith reddish. Metallic go great, extent, reaching fairly on the breast, glittering green when viewed with the hill bird pointing toward the observer, dusky-green when seen in tlie opposite du-ectiou. scintillating and more golden-green feathers extend a little farther on the breast and sides, and most of the under wing-coverts are similar. Belly and under tail- coverts duU rufous or pale cinnamon; flocculent snowy- wldte patches on the flanks. Wings blackish, with purple and violet lustre. Tail large, forked about one- third of an inch ; color intense chestnut, ha\-ing even a purplish tinge when viewed below, the middle feathers glossed with golden-green, especially noticeable at their ends, and all the rest tipped and edged for some distance fi-om their ends with dusky. Length or more ; extent : wing ; tail ; bill Lower Rio Grande of Texas to Yucatan. 143. I'ACHE. (Gr. 'laxij. lache, a proper name. Fig. 316.) Circe Hummers. Near Amazilia; with broad and not perfectly straight bill longer than head, reddish at base, and frontal feathers covering the nasal scale ; the supr'anasal groove very distinct. Tail ample, forked, with broad obtuse feathers; no vring- or tail-feathers pecnhar in shape. Tarsi feathered. Sexes unlike in color. broad; rostrum, beak.) Above and below glit- tering green; more golden above, more emerald below; throat sapphiie - blue ; tail steel-blue-black, the feathers tipped with gra
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