"Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Humming-bird. Tail forked, its feathers all narrow and pointed; no scales on crown; metallic gorget reflecting ruby-red. Above, golden-green; below, white, the sides green; wings and tail dusky-purplish. Female: Lacking gorget; throat white, speckled with dusky; tail double rounded, the central feathers shorter than the next, the lateral then graduated; all broader than in males to near the end, then rapidly narrowing with concave inner margin; tail with black bars, and the lateral feathers white-tipped; no rufous on tail in either sex." Elliot Coues, 1884

Ruby-throated Humming-bird

"Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Humming-bird. Tail forked, its feathers all narrow and pointed; no…

Three Humming-birds feeding on the nectar of flowers as two birds fly by overhead.

Humming-Birds

Three Humming-birds feeding on the nectar of flowers as two birds fly by overhead.

Hummingbirds are New World birds found primarily in South America.

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are New World birds found primarily in South America.

Hummingbird species (Ornismya): Gould's hummingbird (O. gouldii), Bar-tailed hummingbird (O. sappho), Cora hummingbird (O. cora), and the double-crested hummingbird (O. chrysolopha).

Hummingbird Species

Hummingbird species (Ornismya): Gould's hummingbird (O. gouldii), Bar-tailed hummingbird (O. sappho),…