INTRODUCTORY. 



And he depends very much upon his 

 wings for safety. 



There will come seasons of rain and 

 storm, and his little nest will be beaten 

 down, and his home among the trees and 

 flowers be made a wreck. Before this 

 happens, he must fly many long miles to 

 get from beneath the clouds. He looks 

 too fairy-like to undertake such a journey ; 

 but his wings are powerful enough to bear 

 him out of reach of danger. They will 

 transport him to other lands, where the 

 storm has passed, and the trees and flowers 

 are blooming as gaily as ever. 



The long bill of the Humming-bird has 

 been given him that he may search to the 

 bottom of the large tubular flowers, and 

 rifle their sweet juices. But some of these 

 flowers are so bent that a straight bill 

 would not be able to reach the honey ; so 

 the bird that feeds upon them has his bill 



