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Fig. 82. ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD. 



than the Ruby-throat. I have known of many instances of 

 their flying to the flowers on ladies' hats, thinking that they 

 were real ones. They also show a partiality or preference 

 for a close acquaintance with mankind as they very often 

 build their nests in vines on trellises or piazzas of dwellings. 

 Their nests are made of woolly plant fibres held together, 

 especially on the outside with cobwebs. The outside has 

 little or no moss or lichen ornamentation. These nests are 

 usually built at low elevations, most often urider ten feet 

 above ground, while I have found nests of the Ruby- 

 throat at least sixty feet up. 



