LEAST HUMMING-BIRD. 35? 



lection of Sir Hans Sloane, and may therefore well 

 be supposed to have lost much of their original 

 lustre of plumage. 



The nest of this species is described as rather 

 large for the size of the bird, but this appearance 

 is owing to its thickness : it is covered outwardly 

 with lichens, and lined with fine cotton or other 

 downy substances: the eggs are said to be of 

 the size of coriander seeds, and of a dull white 

 colour. 



END OF PART I. 



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