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cobweb. Of over five hundred species 

 of Hummingbirds, this is the only one 

 that comes to Eastern North America, 

 while but seventeen reach the Pacific 

 slope. 



The male Hummingbird has a green 

 back and white breast with a ruby-col- 

 ored throat. The female is similar but 

 lacks the color on the throat. 



When the Hummingbird flies from 

 flower to flower with meteor-like flight 

 which is so swift one cannot see the 

 motion of the wings, it looks like a large 

 butterfly or moth. The food of the 

 Hummingbird consists of honey and in- 

 sects. It flies to a flower, sticks its long 

 bill into the depth of the blossom and 

 extracts the honey, also taking insects 

 which are injurious to the flower. 

 Tree, Cliff and Barn Swallow 



The Swallows are entirely insect-eat- 

 ing birds and are adapted for that pur- 



