THE ALLEN HU^LMLXCIURD. 



399 



The eggs, so far as lias ever been recorded, are invarialjlv 

 mm]I)cr. They are immaculate milky white in color; and wheii 

 laid the yolk makes them look like little pink moonstones, such 

 finds on the beach. In 

 shape they are elliptical, and 

 seem large for so small 

 a bird, measuring .50 x .;^^ 

 inches. 



The young are 

 fed by regurgita- 

 tion. For several 

 days after hatch- 

 ing their bills are 

 little longer than , 

 those of any other j 

 young bird : but 

 by the time they f 

 leave the m-'. 

 their sworddikc 

 beaks are nearly | 

 as long as those 

 of their parents. '--""■■"- ^~ piu„o uy u: u, 



. TT p , , TRE.ASURH TRO\F. FOR TUK HUMMER. 



J. n. rSOWLES. coowi-ns ark largely tllLIZED I.\ THE BUILDING OK A lUMMINCBlR 



two m 

 freshly 

 as one 



No. 1.54. 



ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD. 



A. O. U. No. 434. Selasphonis alleni llciish. 



Synonym. — GRt:EN-n.\CKi;u RuFois IIummingiurd. 



Description. — Adult male: Similar to adult male of .S". nifiis. l)Ul ii])])cri)arts 

 shining bronzy green (duller on crown ) ; undcrparts. including belly, cinnamon- 

 rufous, changing to white on chest r)nly : tail-feathers without notching or 

 emargination, the two outer pairs smaller and very narrow, the outermost acicular. 

 Adult female: \'ery similar to adult male of S. rufus. but ^ith tail as in male 

 S. alleni. Length of adult male: 3.25 (82.6) ; wing 1,32 (38.6) ; tail 1.17 (29.7) ; 

 bill fiT, (tf^). Female a little larger. 



Recognition Marks. — Pygmy size; fiery gorget with (jrccn back of male 

 unmistakal)le ; female indistinguishable out of hand fnun that of S. nifiis: outer- 

 most tail-feathers less than .10 wide. 



Nesting.~-.\s in preceding. 



General Range. — Pacific Coast district north to southwestern British Coluni- 



