rufous hummingbird
noun
A small hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, the male of which has a rufous face and an iridescent orange-red throat, and which breeds in western North America as far north as Alaska.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in George Shaw (1751–1813), natural historian.
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