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HUMMING-BIRDS. 



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a beautifully clear and sparkling brook is reached, coming 

 down to join its pure waters with the soiled river below. 

 In the evening this was a favourite resort of many birds 

 that came to drink at the pellucid stream, or catch 

 insects playing above the water. Amongst the last was 

 the beautiful blue, green, and white humming-bird 



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HUMMING-BIRDS. 



(Fforisugi meltivora, Linn.) ; the head and neck deep 

 metallic-blue, bordered on the back by a pure white 

 collar over the shoulders, followed by deep metallic- 

 green ; on the underside the blue neck is succeeded by 

 green, the green from the centre of the breast to the end of 

 the tail by pure white ; the tail can be expanded to a 



