FLAME-BEARER
\flˈe͡ɪmbˈe͡əɹə], \flˈeɪmbˈeəɹə], \f_l_ˈeɪ_m_b_ˈeə_ɹ_ə]\
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One who bears flame or light; the name given to the members of a genus of humming birds, from their being furnished with a tuft of flery crimson-colored feathers round the neck like a gorget. The little flame-bearer inhabits the inner side of the extinct volcano Chiriqui, in Veragua, about 9000 feet above the level of the sea. It measures only 2 1/2 inches in length. There are various other species, all tropical American.
By Daniel Lyons
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