CHAPTER IX. 



THE MARVELLOUS HUMMIXG-BIRD. 



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HE Marvellous Humming-Bird has 

 perhaps no equal in beauty in the 

 world. It is a creature that floats 

 about on wings of azure and eme- 

 It wears a crown of brilliant blue, 

 and a collar of green encircles the throat. 

 The sides of the breast are a soft white ; and 

 the wonderful tail-feathers — that project 

 to a great length — are tipped with brown. 

 This rare creature was first discovered 

 in Peru, — a country of both desert and of 

 verdure, of rich tropical spots and of burn- 



ing sand. 



