A note to follow-up the Xantus Hummingbird discussion. You probably have
heard of Xantus' Murrelet (maybe even seen it), and now this hummingbird.
"Xantus" was probably not in your dictionary, so you may have concluded it's
somebody's name, which it is. I quote the following from Christopher Leahy's
The Birdwatcher's Companion (a fantastic collection of interesting and
sometimes obscure facts):

Xantus (ZAN-toose), Joh, 1825-94.... A Hungarian lawyer, soldier, impostor,
and, after emigration to the U.S., a jack-of-all-trades, including
naturalist-collector. Considering his lack of credentials, his resume
bespeaks no small intelligence and/or a persuasive personality, for he
managed to win the confidence of Spencer BAIRD; became (briefly) a U.S.
consul in Mexico; posed as a captain in the Navy; and ended respectably as
the director of the Zoological Garden of Budapest.... On a trip to Baja
California, Xantus collected the southernmost-ranging alcid, described it,
and, given his style, was probably at least influential in choosing its name.

Also, the best illustration I've seen so far of a female-type Xantus'
Hummingbird is in the old Peterson & Chalif Birds of Mexico.

Hope you all get to see it.

Gene Hunn, Seattle, hunnhome at accessone.com