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Western Emerald
Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
(L 2.75" Wt 0.092 oz)
Common in scrub and gardens in arid
intermontane valleys south to Quito.
Quito
El Jardin B&B
11Jan2011
Chlorostilbon is Greek for green
glistening; melanorhynchos is Latin
for black bill.
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Olmstead
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