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boat, exploring the country, as we could account for 

 the puffing in no other manner. 



Imagine our astonishment when we learned that this 

 "elm chu " was made by the flapping of the wings of a 

 large bird, the hornbill, as he flew lazily from tree to 

 tree. There are many birds that make sounds with 

 their wings when flying. Some ducks, pigeons, and 

 plovers whistle so that they may be heard several rods ; 

 but I never dreamed there was a bird that could be 

 heard in this manner at the distance of half a mile. 

 It is enough to frighten one to hear this sound in 

 the depth of the forest. 



The hornbill is as large as a turkey, and lives among 

 the tall trees. It is said that the female excavates a 

 nest in a tree-trunk, and that the male walls her in 

 with mud ; where she remains until her eggs are 

 hatched, and the young are able to fly, the male sup- 

 plying her and the young with food. One writer says 

 that the female leaves the nest in a very rusty condi- 

 tion, and I don't wonder at it. 



We saw the little king-bird-of-paradise (OtVmnurui 

 regius) here, and shot several specimens. They are 

 the smallest of the tribe, but no less lovely than 

 others. The color of the back and head is a deep 

 orange-red ; the abdomen is white ; plumes banded 

 with shining green spring from the sides ; and the 

 tail is adorned with two wire-like feathers, on the 

 ends of which are two circular button-shaped webs of 



