Author Archives: Roger

lampornis (from lampis, a lamp, and ornis, bird) clemenciae (given in 1830 by Rene Primivere Lesson, French naturalist, explorer and collector of birds for his wife, Clemence, a painter of flowers and birds) Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 4:45 pm … Continue reading →

cynanthus (from kyanos, blue, and anthos, bright) latirostris (from latus, wide, and rostrum, beak) Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 4:45 pm Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Ramsey Canyon Preserve Up to this point, and maybe since, this was the most … Continue reading →

aquila (eagle) chrysaetos (from chrysos, golden, and aetos, eagle) Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 4:35 pm Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Ramsey Canyon Preserve As amazed as I was by the hummingbird show, I tore myself away to watch a … Continue reading →

eugenes (well-born) fulgens (to gleam, glitter) Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 4:35 pm Coronado National Forest, Arizona — Ramsey Canyon Preserve The Rivoli’s Hummingbirds were hovering at the feeders by the cabins and perching in nearby bushes and trees along … Continue reading →

archilochus (from archi– chief, and lochos, ambush) alexandri (given in 1846 in France by Bourcier and Musant for a medical doctor, M. M. Alexandre, who collected birds in Mexico) Sunday, April 1, 1984 — 4:30 pm Coronado National Forest, Arizona … Continue reading →