WESTERN BIRDS Hummingbird 



as he comes down on the lower curve and turns before the 

 female. I fear me that she is something of a coquette, 

 not easily won, for often after all the effort that the little 

 male has made to attract her attention, she darts away 

 without a sign that she has appreciated his eft'orts. 



Another much smaller figure made by this diminutive 

 sprite is to fly before the perching female and fly back 

 and forth (about three or four feet) like a pendulum, 

 his tail extended and feathers on end, while he keeps up 

 a droning buzz which rises and falls as he goes back 

 and forth in his short circuit. The female follows his 

 every move by turning her head from side to side, but 

 finally darts away, pursued by her admirer. 



GENUS CALYPTE: ANNA'S HUMMING- 

 BIRD. 



Anna's Hummingbird: Calypte anna. 

 FAMILY— HUMMINGBIRDS. 



Probably the best known Hummingbird in the west 

 is the Anna, because in the southern part of its range it 

 is a resident and very common about the gardens. Peo- 

 ple often mistake it for the Ruby-throated, but since it 

 belongs to a different genus it is not so closely related 

 as is the Black-chinned to the eastern bird. 



Anna is found in California, chiefly west of the Sierras, 

 and in migrations through Arizona. It is rather 

 larger than the Ruby-throat, but like that bird the male 

 has a forked tail, green iridescent back, and lighter 

 under parts. In one important respect it differs from 

 the eastern bird and that is that the top of the head, as 

 well as the throat, is brilliant in color. In the case of 

 Anna the gorget protrudes in long points each side of 

 the throat, reminding me of a man's Burnsides. The 



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