honey-creeper

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One honey-creeper was a perfect little gem, with plumage that was black, purple, and turquoise, and brilliant scarlet feet.

V. Up the River of Tapirs 1914
Some birds breed at very different times from that chosen by the majority of their fellows; some can hardly be said to have any regular season; Cherrie had found one species of honey-creeper breeding in every month of the year.

VII. With a Mule Train Across Nhambiquara Land 1914
One honey-creeper was a perfect little gem, with plumage that was black, purple, and turquoise, and brilliant scarlet feet.

Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1888
Some birds breed at very different times from that chosen by the majority of their fellows; some can hardly be said to have any regular season; Cherrie had found one species of honey-creeper breeding in every month of the year.

Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1888