Northern Humming-Bird

Northern Humming-Bird

Volume 1, Plate V / Ornithology (Birds)

Northern Humming-Bird

Trochilus colubris

Hardiest of its family, this little bird ranges from tropical heat to the far north, arriving each spring to build a tiny lichen-clad nest and lay two white eggs. The males bear a throat that glows from black to fiery ruby, and though long thought to live on nectar alone, they dart tirelessly after small flies for much of their food.

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  5. Bar-Tailed Humming-Bird
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