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SOMETHING close to perfection in flight has been achieved by the tiny hummingbird, the small but relatively powerful wings of which make possible speeds of close to fifty miles an hour and ability to manœuvre in the air probably superior to that of any other flying creature. This is explained by Dr. Winsor M. Tyler in a bulletin recently issued by the Smithsonian Institution, in which are described the habits of the familiar ruby-throated hummingbird, the only species ever encountered in the Eastern United States.
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Flight and Habits of the Hummingbird. Nature 146, 466–467 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146466a0
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