TROCHILIDAE 
428. Trochilus colubris 
RUBY-THROATED HUMMING-BIRD. 31-2 inches 
Male. Above metallic green. Below gray, rudy throat; bill long 
and needle shaped; tail notched. Female. Less brilliant, with- 
out ruby on the throat. Tail rounded and tipped. with white. 
Food, honey and small insects found in trumpet-shaped flowers. A 
buzzing made by the rapid motion of the wings reveals its 
presence. This is the only hummer occurring 
east of the Rocky Mountains. Common in oe 
Massachusetts. Arrives about May 15. (3 oe 
Note. Sharp squeak. Ses, 
Nest. On a branch covered with lichens, 7? 
resembling a knot. . 
Breeds. Throughout New England. 
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