calypte

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calypte - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rubythroat \Ru"by*throat`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to
     Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the
     male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers
     having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of
     the Eastern United States (Trochilus colubris).
     [1913 Webster]