. Birds of La Plata [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. BIRDS OF U PLATA i GLITTERING HUMMING-BIRD Hiad, vppu pai% and wiot-eomti |old«n braow, iacUnbg to gTMa on upptr uAKonnt wjagi purpIWi brami; tail black gkMdwithgtMa; thn»t aod bftHt fUttwiiig tmmki-gncB} btak bright nit iMftb M iaOm. Ptaate btPM»-|wauabovt and gny TH^ TnchOida, or Humming-birds^ a distinctly South American form, are one of the most numerous families of birds on the globe, nu jibering over 400 known sp<!!cies, and ranging over the entire continent down to Tierra del Fuego. How surprising then to find that of this multitude of
. Birds of La Plata [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. BIRDS OF U PLATA i GLITTERING HUMMING-BIRD Hiad, vppu pai% and wiot-eomti |old«n braow, iacUnbg to gTMa on upptr uAKonnt wjagi purpIWi brami; tail black gkMdwithgtMa; thn»t aod bftHt fUttwiiig tmmki-gncB} btak bright nit iMftb M iaOm. Ptaate btPM»-|wauabovt and gny TH^ TnchOida, or Humming-birds^ a distinctly South American form, are one of the most numerous families of birds on the globe, nu jibering over 400 known sp<!!cies, and ranging over the entire continent down to Tierra del Fuego. How surprising then to find that of this multitude of species no more than about a dozen are found in the entire Ai^entine country 1 It only adds to the surprise when it iM found that humming-birds of these fow species are common enough throughout the country. Even on the ahnost treeless grassy pampas of Buenos Ayres which are unsuited to the habits of this feathered forest sprite, one species at all events is fotmd every- where. Personally I was acquainted with only three species, and I recall that when livii^ on the open pampas, every season when the white acacia at my home was in flower we had an invasion of Humming-birds. The plantation was divided by ^li '^.1. 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 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922. London ; Toronto : J. M. Dent & Sons
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