Evening star

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QUEER BIRDS FOUND

j HAITI’S THICKETS

I

Second Smallest in World

Discovered by Smithsonian

Collecting Expeditions.

BY THOMAS HENRY.

Some queer bird* hide In Haitian

j thickets.

An exhaustive catalogue of the bird

life of a reputedly birdless Island has

just been issued by the Smithsonian

Institution, following a series of collect

ing expeditions.

Among the birds found there by Dr.

Alexander Wetmore. assistant secretary

of the Smithsonian, is the second small

est In the world—the zumbadorclto, or

vervain hummer. It Is. he says, about

the size of a bee. Despite Its tiny size.

Dr. Wetmore records, it Is extremely

pugnacious, and will not hesitate to

dash headlong at a bird sis big as the

mockingbird which chances to offend It.

Inconspicuous because of Its size and

extremely rapid movements. Dr. Wet

more says, the ornithologist Is directed

to it by Its song, easily audible at a

distance of 75 yards.

"Occosianally,” he says, "this song Is

given cn the wing, but ordinarily the

bird is moved to vocal exp. rrslon when

at rest on some perch In the sun. The

song seemingly Is greatly enjoyed, as it

may continue without cessation for sev

eral minutes."

Feeds an Small Liiard*.

Another curious creature described by

Dr. Wetmore Is the lizard cuckoo, a

bird common through the country dis

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1931). Washington, D.C., 1931-04-16. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1931-04-16/ed-1/?sp=38

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1931-04-16.