CHAPTER XY. 



THE PURPLE-CRESTED HUMMING-BIRD. 



HE territory of Guiana abounds in 

 many kinds of Humming-Birds. 

 ^ There is the Black-crested Hum- 

 Y ming-Bird, with a breastplate of 

 emerald-green, while the centre of the 

 breast is black ; and the White-tailed 

 Humming-Bird, with a tail of white, ex- 

 cept the middle feathers, which are green. 

 And there is the Purple-crested Hum- 

 ming-Bird, with the upper part of the 

 body a purplish-black, and the wings of an 

 olive-green. The bright grass-green of 

 the tail is very striking. This beautiful 



