colubris

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noun The specific name of the common humming-bird of the United States, Trochilus colubris.

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Archilochus colubris by Darren Garrison — ruby-throated hummingbird killing yellowjacket Vespula squamosa.

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Archilochus colubris – ruby-throated hummingbird killing yellowjacket Vespula squamosa.

The Panda's Thumb: August 2009 Archives 2009
Archilochus colubris , the hummingbird killing the yellowjacket, by Darren Garrison.

Photo Contest Winners - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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Hemisquilla californiensis - The Panda's Thumb 2009
Archilochus colubris – ruby-throated hummingbird killing yellowjacket Vespula squamosa.

Archilochus colubris - The Panda's Thumb 2009
It must be a ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris as that is the only northeast hummingbird.

Archive 2008-06-01 AYDIN 2008
It must be a ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris as that is the only northeast hummingbird.

1st hummingbird of the summer AYDIN 2008
This is the ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris, the only hummingbird of the eastern U.S.

Archive 2006-08-01 AYDIN 2006
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated Archilochus colubris 218

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989