CHAPTER II. 



THE HUMMING-BIRDS OF THE FOREST. 



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[HE beautiful birds we are now 

 describing are divided into fami- 

 ly lies or groups. 



There is one tribe of Humming- 

 Birds that have their home in the shade 

 of the forest. They obtain their food from 

 leaves, since but few flowers are met with 

 in these secluded and shady places. They 

 search for insects on the vast tropical 

 foliage of the trees, threading their way 

 about with great dexterity, and picking off 

 the insects that swarm above and beneath. 

 The Hummino'-Birds of the forest are 



