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naturalist, has a bright green plumage above, whitish beneath; 
‘a scarlet throat; sides rose colour; and the tail-coverts yellow. It 
is a native of South America and the Antilles ; and Sir Hans Sloane, 
under the name of Green Humming-bird, describes it as “one of 
the most beautiful small birds he ever saw.” Mr. Browne states that 
Fig. 180.—Rhinoceros Hornbill. 
it is a familiar little bird, and will often let a man come within a few 
feet to admire it before becoming alarmed. “It keeps much about 
the houses in country parts,” he adds, “flies slow, and probably may 
be easily tamed.” 
It lives almost entirely on the ground, feeding on insects, which 
it catches in the evening. It builds its nest in the crevices on river 
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