BIRDS OF yiLLAGE AND FIELD 



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FIG. 1. 

 Ruby-throated Hummingbird : Trochilus colubris. 



Adult male, upper parts, bright green; throat, metallic ruby 



red. Female and young, similar, but without red on throat. 



Length, about 3| inches. 

 GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. Eastern North America ; breeds 



from Florida to Labrador ; winters from southern Florida to 



Central America. 



What tantalizing little sprites these airy dart- 

 ers are ! Quietly feeding before the trumpet-vine 



