At 10:30 AM 3/5/97 -0800, you wrote:
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>Second comment: I don't think Anna's Hummers (or any hummers) "pair" in
>the sense that a male and a female associate with each other long enough
>to raise kids.

You're right. The male arrives first (if migrating) establishing a
territory. When the female's arrive, he allows her to feed in exchange for
sex. The female is solely responsible for incubation and care of the young.

Peggi
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Aptos, CA (near Santa Cruz)
USA
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It sings because it has a song"