BIRDS OF VILLAGE AND FIELD 



Fig. 1. 



Ruby-throated Hummingbird : Trochilus colubris. 



Adult male, upper parts, bright green ; throat, metallic ruby 



red. Female and young, similar, but without red on throat. 



Length, about 3| inches. 

 Geographic Distribution. — Eastern North America ; breeds 



from Florida to Labrador ; Avinters from southern Florida to 



Central America. 



What tantalizing little sprites these airy dart- 

 ers are I Quietly feeding before the trumpet-vine 



