HUMMINGBIRDS 



434. ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD. Selasphorus alleni. 



Range. Pacific coast from British Columbia southward; most abundant in 

 California. Winters in Mexico. 



This species is like the last, 

 but the back is greenish, only 

 the tail being reddish brown. 

 These birds generally locate 

 their nests at low elevations 

 near the end of overhanging 

 branches, on vines, weed 

 stalks, or bushes, but have 

 been found as high as 90 feet 

 above ground. The nests of 

 this species are made of plant 

 fibres and cobwebs, generally 

 decorated with lichens. The 

 two white eggs measure .50 x 

 .32. Data. Santa Monica, 

 Cal., May 29, 1896. Nest two 

 feet from the ground in a 

 sage bush. Collector, W. Lee 

 Chambers. 



E. L. Bickford 

 ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD 



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