Identifier: birdnotes06fore (find matches)
Title: Bird notes
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Foreign Bird Club National British Bird and Mule Club
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Great Britain Periodicals
Publisher: Brighton : Foreign Bird Club : National British Bird and Mule Club
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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HUMMING BIRDS.Ruby Crest (Chiysolampis moscliitus). 2. The Amazilis i ^ 9 (Amazilia felicice). 3. Prevosts Mango i Is, 9 (Lainpornis prevosti). DRAWN FROM LIFE. I03 warded. The whole series was placed in the cases(one can hardly call them cages) which were speciallydesigned for the last lot that were sent over, andflowers in bloom were put inside too. I noticed thebirds hovering in front of the flowers, and I saw onebird hanging on to a large bell flower and investiga-ting it with his head thrnst in as far as it could be put.Aphides were provided, and the winged ones rising inthe air from the infested leaves that were put in, werecaught in the air by the Hummers, which seemed toenjoy tlie treat of living insects. Several kinds offood were given, mostly liquid, including syrup, mar-mite, and latterly, milk. Of the three species I saw, aa plate accompanies this article, and the following arenotes taken from Goulds magnificent monograph onthe Humming-Birds, and the British Museum Cata-lo

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