Natural history of animals; . Figs. 114 and 115. — Ruby-throated Humming Bird and Nest. There are about four hundred kinds, and they all be-long to the continent and islands of America, and aremost numerous in the warm regions. Their feet arevery small, their wings long, and their power of flightvery great; they can balance themselves in the air,or beside a flower, with perfect ease. Their food con-sists of insects and the honey of flowers. Their nestsare usually made of cotton, thistle-down, delicate fibers,and other soft materials, woven into a cup-shaped cradle,and placed on a branch of a t
Natural history of animals; . Figs. 114 and 115. — Ruby-throated Humming Bird and Nest. There are about four hundred kinds, and they all be-long to the continent and islands of America, and aremost numerous in the warm regions. Their feet arevery small, their wings long, and their power of flightvery great; they can balance themselves in the air,or beside a flower, with perfect ease. Their food con-sists of insects and the honey of flowers. Their nestsare usually made of cotton, thistle-down, delicate fibers,and other soft materials, woven into a cup-shaped cradle,and placed on a branch of a tree not many feet fromthe ground ; and the outside is covered with lichens TERCIIERS. 85 to make the nest appear like a natural growth. Theeggs are pure white. The Ruby-throated HummingBird is common throughout the United States. Whippoorwills and Nighthawks. The Chuck-wills Widow, whose curious notes areheard in the evening and in the early morning in the
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