. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . ed with lichen andfastened with web ; saddled on to a twig or small branch of a tree, usually10 to 20 feet from the ground. Eggs : 2, white. Food. — Largely mintite spiders and insects. The ruby-throated hummingbird has been reported as breeding inthe western parts of Nebraska and Texas. 429. Trochilus alexandri Bourc. ^ Muh. Black-chinned Hum- mingbird. Adult male. — Gorget above opaque velvety black, below metallic violet glit-tering with purple, blue, and pe
. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . ed with lichen andfastened with web ; saddled on to a twig or small branch of a tree, usually10 to 20 feet from the ground. Eggs : 2, white. Food. — Largely mintite spiders and insects. The ruby-throated hummingbird has been reported as breeding inthe western parts of Nebraska and Texas. 429. Trochilus alexandri Bourc. ^ Muh. Black-chinned Hum- mingbird. Adult male. — Gorget above opaque velvety black, below metallic violet glit-tering with purple, blue, and peacock green lights; upper partsgreenish ; under parts soiled whitish, green on sides. Adidtfemale: upper parts bronzy g-reen; under parts grayish;tail much rounded, middle pair of feathers about the longestand wholly green, next two feathers green tipped with black,outer three tipped with white. Young : similar to adult female,but feathers of upper parts tipped with buffy or rusty andthroat of male streaked with dusky. Male: length , wing* , tail , bill . Female: length , wing Fig. 306.
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