Do you know if this royal blue hummingbird is native to England? Or did someone collect it in some other part of the world and then brought it back to England?

I googled royal blue hummingbird and found one that's native to Peru -

http://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/photo-gallery-detail.php?Royal-Sunangel-291

Cornell University has one of the largest Ornithology sites and that's where I look to ID birds.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1478

Yes - it would be tropical. Also hummers are not native to the Old World.

What a special gift! Some central American countries can host more than 150 species of hummingbirds, so there are a lot of blue birds when all species are taken into account. Additional details, and photos, would be very help with identification: such as size, bill and tail length and shape, and other colors and patterns.

I will try to post a pic. I only know that it came from England, and so it most likly was gotten elsewhere in the world as was done in those days.

I am trying to post a picture so let's see if I do this right.

This link might work.
http://s1255.photobucket.com/user/Mary_Shoemaker/library/?sort=3&page=1

Ok now to answer your questions. The beak is half an inch long, wing span is about 6in. From side to the other. Tail is2 1/2in wide open. Bird from head to tail (no beak) is about 4in long. The bird has a small shinny spot on head, and on looking very close the body is a very dark blue black color.

Since you didn't mention any other colors, do you think male Royal Sunangel?

ETA: Oh, I just double checked and that is the one that was suggested earlier in the thread.

If there is white on the undersides of the tail, look at Velvet-purple Coronet.

If there is white on the "shoulders", maybe Black Inca. (Although I think the bill is too long on that one to match.)

There is no white on it. Only thing not very dark is the top of the head has that light blueish spot.

Comparing images, it could be a Royal Sun Angel from Peru, SA. That bird is now designated as endangered.

I think Royal sun angel is very close, but not quite it as there is no light spot on the head.

Without photos it is difficult to picture what the "light" or "shiny" spot might be. Sometimes individual birds have unusual feather patches, or have some new feathers coming in that make an area appear different than would be expected for a species. It is worth considering.

As an example, this is a photo of an Anna's hummingbird. The white patches on the wings are not typical coloration for the species. (Sorry about the photo quality; it is old and scanned)

Sorry, you may have missed that I posted a link to a pic .in a photo bucket . The color comes up very true on my iPad. And please know I am thankful for all the help that has come my way.

That is close, but my beak is brown, could that be from age?

Believe me...that's it! Right down to the mark on it's wing....

I photograph hummingbirds, by the way...my specialty...

Greenshoekitty, it could be just the sunlight reflecting off of Nicole's bird's beak. It does look like she's made a match!!

A hummingbird would have had narrower wings.

Geez, I missed greenshokitty's post with the photo, so I was still going blind.

Well Nocile, you must be right, your photos are so great, with all the detail you catch. Thank you and all the others who helped. I really love this table of folks.

Sweeeeeet! Have a great day....and....Happy New Year everyone!