Hello fellows,
I just read the comments and Mark's request for some clarification / discussion on the Broad-billed Hummingbird record.  Unfortunately I do
not have much more to offer as I included all of my field notes in the report of this sighting.  But I will try and address the specific elements that
Mark brought up:

Regarding the "indistinct white area behind the eye":  At this point I can't specifically recall what this part of the bird looked like, and so I
guess I don't exactly know what I meant....but I often use "distinct" and "indistinct" in describing specific plumage characteristics. 
Generally, I use distinct to describe a feature that is well-defined and/or clearly offset by surrounding coloration.  In this case I would interpret it to
mean a lighter area behind the eye that was rather amorphous, not well-defined, and gradually blending into surrounding coloration of head and neck
feathers. Sorry I can't provide more help, but maybe Steve has something in his notes that will shed some light on this characteristic?

Regarding labeling it as a "fairly large hummingbird":  This one is easier for me to address. Actually I have rather limited experience with
hummingbirds outside of the US, so my perspective on their size is probably skewed.  I think of Magnificent and Blue-throated Hummingbirds as
"huge" and Violet-crowned, Anna's, Beryline etc. as "large". When I called this hummingbird fairly large, I was speaking relative to the species I
commonly see in southwestern Utah.  I recall thinking that it was larger than Costa's, Black-chinned, Calliope, Rufous, and Broad-tailed
Hummingbirds.

Regarding labeling it as "lanky":  I probably should have provided more clarification on this as well.  I think this goes back to its relative
size and length/width ratio relative to other SW Utah hummers.  I recall mentioning to Steve and Kristen while we were viewing/discussing the
bird,that I thought it was about the size of an Anna's Hummingbird, but it appeared longer and thinner.  I agree with Mark's assessment that these
guys look rather round while perched, but we mostly saw it in flight, and the long wings and long wide tail give them a long or "lanky" appearance,
particularly when compared to Anna's and other more regularly occurring hummingbirds in the area (the ones I'm most familiar with).


I hope this helps.  Please do not hesitate to let me know if I can provide any additional information.  I think discussion on these records is
great, and we probably don't have enough on some of the tough records we are responsible for reviewing.

Regards,

Rick