Caption on a nature site: "Ruby-_Throat_ Hummingbird"

[Herb Stahlke]

I've been surprised recently about how the ice cream phenomenon is
spreading.  A local restaurant has a sign "Experience breakfast cook
needed."

Herb

On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Till now, I'd been under the impression that the hummingbird was
> called "ruby-throat_ed_."
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> OTOH, I do appreciate the retention of the hyphen.
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