. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. T 166 KEY AND DESCRIPTION and among our shade trees, rather than in the wild woods. (Chebec.) Length, b\ ; wing, 1\ (2i-2|) ; tail, 2^ ; tarsus, f ; culmen, T9g. Chiefly eastern North America, west to Colorado ; breeding from Pennsylvania to Quebec, and wintering in Central America. ORDER II. HUMMINGBIRDS, GOATSUCKERS, AND SWIFTS (MACROCHIRES) An order containing one large American family, the Hum- mingbirds, and two smaller ones of general distribution, t
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. T 166 KEY AND DESCRIPTION and among our shade trees, rather than in the wild woods. (Chebec.) Length, b\ ; wing, 1\ (2i-2|) ; tail, 2^ ; tarsus, f ; culmen, T9g. Chiefly eastern North America, west to Colorado ; breeding from Pennsylvania to Quebec, and wintering in Central America. ORDER II. HUMMINGBIRDS, GOATSUCKERS, AND SWIFTS (MACROCHIRES) An order containing one large American family, the Hum- mingbirds, and two smaller ones of general distribution, the Goatsuckers and Swifts. FAMILY XIX. HUMMINGBIRDS (TROCHiLKLE) A family (400 species) of small, brightly colored, American, swiftly flying birds, living mainly on the insects and nectar found in flowers, which they obtain while on the wing. Their movements through the air are most swift and insect-like, the wings vibrating so rapidly as to be lost to the eye in a hazy mist. These birds are represented by many species in Mexico and South America, and several species are found west of the Eocky Mountains in the United States, but only one (if south- ern Texas is excluded) is to be found in the great region covered by this book. Nearly all, except some tropical forms, have weak, chippering, or squeaking voices. 1. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (428. Trdchilus cdlubris).—A minute, long-billed, narrow-winged, greenish-colored bird, seen hovering suspended over flowers or flitting rapidly from plant to plant. The male has a gorget, of brilliant, metallic, ruby-red; this is wanting in the fe- male. The male has. Ruby-throated Hummingbird a notched tail of narrow feathers, and the female one not. 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc.
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