. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. external coat; urther security, ,on. Within arc other down of < bed is finiHhed itnnus, the mul- irn-stalkB. The and only 2, so of ends. Incu- jompleted in the States, a second nest, they dart of his face ; and esumes her sent, rom the observer, hn wing, and in ith their nursing â eatures of such 5, the wondrous ovidcd for the sc- ire introduced to variation of tem- ild prove destruc- nt heats of Amer- 10 region, so f,ool ' feathered beings intly, any sudden le, are fatal to our jarkably wet sum- v
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. external coat; urther security, ,on. Within arc other down of < bed is finiHhed itnnus, the mul- irn-stalkB. The and only 2, so of ends. Incu- jompleted in the States, a second nest, they dart of his face ; and esumes her sent, rom the observer, hn wing, and in ith their nursing â eatures of such 5, the wondrous ovidcd for the sc- ire introduced to variation of tem- ild prove destruc- nt heats of Amer- 10 region, so f,ool ' feathered beings intly, any sudden le, are fatal to our jarkably wet sum- ve been raised in icy comparatively ; gregarious young ler, eagerly engag- ahowy and tubular RVDY-TtlROATEO HUMMINO-BIRO. 891 flowers, particularly those of the trumpet Bignonia, and wild balsam, with many othet "onspicuous productions of the fields and gardens. Soi Jtimos, they may also be seen collecting diminutive insects, or juices from the ten- der shoots of the pine tree. While thus engaged in strife and employment, the scene is peculiarly amusing. Ap- proaching a flower, and vibrating on the wing before it, with the rapidity of lightening, the long, cleft, and tubu- lar tongue is exserteti to pump out the sweets, while the buzzing or humming of the wings reminds us of the ap- proach of some larger Sphinx or droning bee. No other sound or song is uttered, except occasionally a slender chirp while flitting from a flower, until some rival bird too nearly approaches the same plant ; a quick, faint, and petulant squeak is then uttered, as the little glowing an- tagonists glide up in swift and angry gyrations into the air. The action, at the same time is so sudden, and the flight so rapid, that the whole are only traced for an in- stant, like a grey line in the air. Sometimes without any apparent provocation, the little pugnacious \i\er\ will, for mere amusement, pursue larger birds, such as the Yellow-Bird and Sparrows. To man they show but little either of fear or avers
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