A Synopsis of the Birds of North AmericaAudubon, John James
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A Synopsis of the Birds of North America
Audubon, John James
Birds -- Classification; Birds -- North America
Bill long, subulate, depressed at the base, cylindrical, straight, or
slightly arched, flexible; upper mandible with the ridge narrow at the
base, convex in the rest of its extent, the sides sloping, the edges
soft; lower mandible with the angle extremely acute and elongated, the
sides erect, the tip acute. Nostrils linear, with a membranous flap
above. Head small; neck short; body moderately stout. Feet very short;
middle toe scarcely longer than the rest. Plumage rather blended and
glossy above. Wings very long, extremely narrow; tail rather long,
broad, nearly even. The other characters as above.
251. 1. Trochilus Mango, Linn. Mango Hummingbird.
Plate CLXXXIV. Male and Female.
Male with the head, hind neck, and back green, splendent with bronze
and golden reflections; wings dusky, changing to purplish-brown;
middle tail-feathers black, glossed with green and blue, the rest deep
crimson-purple, tipped and partially margined with steel-blue; fore
part of neck, and middle of breast velvet-black, margined on each side
with emerald-green, the sides yellowish-green, with a tuft of white
downy feathers; lower tail-coverts dark purple. Female with the upper
parts similar, the tail-feathers more broadly and extensively margined
with blue, and tipped with white; fore neck and centre of the breast
white, with a central longitudinal band of black, and an emerald-green
margin along the sides of the neck and body; lower tail-coverts green.
_Male_, 4-3/4, 8.
Florida Keys. Rare. Migratory.
Trochilus Mango, Linn. Syst. Nat. v. i. p. 191.
Mango Humming Bird, Trochilus Mango, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p.
480.
252. 2. Trochilus Anna, Less. Anna Hummingbird.
Plate CCCCXXV. Male and Female.
Bill almost straight, acuminate; tail of moderate length, emarginate
and rounded. Head, cheeks, and throat blood-red, changing to gold, and
having a tinge of blue; upper parts light gold-green; quills and
tail-feathers dusky brown; lower parts brownish-white. Female with
merely a patch of red on the throat, upper part of head and cheeks
greenish-grey; upper parts glossy green as in the male; wings dusky,
middle tail-feathers green, the rest greenish-grey at the base, black
toward the end, with the tips white; lower parts dull grey, sides
tinged with brown.
_Male_, 3-10/12, wing, 2-1/12.
Rocky Mountains towards California. Common. Migratory.
Oiseau-mouche Anna, Ornismya Anna, Less. Traite d'Ornith. p.
281.
Anna Humming Bird, Trochilus Anna, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. v. p.
238.
253. 3. Trochilus Colubris, Linn. Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
Plate XLVII. Male, Female, and Young.
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