BOOK III. CHAP. Vlir. 895 



They doubtlefs take their rout towards Florida ; and In very fever- 

 winters crofs, like many other birds of the continent, to Cuba and Ja- 

 maica ; where they breed. 



339. Black-bird. 



This is commonly called here the two-penny chick. It builds on 

 the branches of the plantane tree, and is not obferved to lay more 

 than two eggs. It is a very fearlefs, tame bird, and perks up its 

 head and tail as it hops along the ground, like the Englifli black- 

 bird, whofe wild note it feems to imitate very much in its long, as 

 it refembles nearly in fize and make. Its young are callow about 

 the end of June. 



340. Fly-catcher, or Whip-tom-kelly. 



This bird is common alfo to the continent, from whence it probably 

 makes an annual emigration. It has only a few notes ; but they are 

 loud and fweet. 



341, Banana Bird. 

 This beautiful bird is a native, and builds its neft with the fibres of 

 the Renealmia, or old-man's-beard, curioufly interwoven, and fblpended 

 above from the twig of fome tree, generally the larger ebony. It has 

 a fweet delicate note, and is eafily tamed. 



The bird-fanciers of this ifland rejeft the native choirifters ; but are 

 at great expence in importing the cardinal from South Carolina, and 

 the gold-finch, canary-bird, and linnet, from England. The gold- 

 finch of Jamaica refembles the Englifli in fi.ze and plumage, but it is 

 not efteemed a bird of fong. 



342. Humming Birds. 



Here are four different fpecies. The fmalleft is much admired for 

 the gracility of its frame, lovely plumage, and the delicate ftrufture ©f 

 its neft, which is commonly built on a fmall twig of the orange tree. 

 They flit with fuch velocity, whilft they are fucking the nectareum of 

 a flower, or bloflbm, that their wings are intirely imperceptible, and 

 their pafliage from one flower to another refembles more the quick dart- 

 7 I ing, 



