viii CONTENTS. 



. THE STRANGE EGG IN THE NEST, ...... ... ,.. ..,. ... 128 



XXVII. SUN-BIEDS, .................. ... ... 133 



XXVIII. THE COLL ABED SUN-BIRD, ............ . - ... 137 



XXIX. AFRICAN SUN-BIRDS, ..................... 141 



XXX. THE SPLENDID SUN-BIRD, .................. 146 



XXXI. THE PLAINS OF AFRICA, .................. 152 



XXXII. THE NAMAQUA SUN-BIRD, .............. . ... 156 



XXXIII. THE MALACHITE SUN-BIRD, .................. 161 



XXXIV. SUN-BIRDS IN JAVA, ............... ..'. ... 165 



XXXV. SUN-BIRD IN SUMATRA, .................. 171 



XXXVI. THE FIERY-TAILED SUN-BIRD, ............... 174 



XXXVII. THE NEPAUL SUN-BIRD, .................. 178 



XXXVIII. THE CEYLON SUN-BIRD, ......... ......... 182 



XXXIX. THE HUMMING-BIRD, ..................... 185 



XL. THE HUMMING-BIRDS OF THE FOREST, ............ 193 



XLI. PHAON COMET HUMMING-BIRD, ......... ....... 196 



XLII. THE HILL-STAR HUMMING-BIRD, .............. 201 



XLIII. THE RUBY-THROATED HUMMING-BIRD, ......... ... 205 



XLIV. THE HUMMING-BIRD OF NOOTKA SOUND, ...... - ... ... 210 



XLV. THE MANGO HUMMING-BIRD-, ..... . ......... 214 



XLVI. GOULD'S COQUETTE, ............... '... ... 218 



XLVII. THE MARVELLOUS HUMMING-BIRD, ... . ........... 222 



XL VIII. THE HUMMING-BIRD OF ROBINSON CRUSOE'S ISLAND, ...... 225 



XLIX. THE AZURE CROWN HUMMING-BIRD, ............ 229 



L. GOLDEN TAIL, ........................ 233 



LI. RUFFED AND TUFTED HUMMING-BIRDS, .......... .. 238 



LII. THE CRIMSON TOPAZ, ..................... 243 



LIH. THE PURPLE-CRESTED HUMMING-BIRD, ...... ...... 247 



LIV. OTHER INHABITANTS OF THE FOREST, ............ 250 



LV. CORA SHEAR-TAIL HUMMING-BIRD, ............... 254 



LVL THE GREEN-TAILED SYLPH, .................. 260 



LVII. THE GREAT CRESTED COQUETTE, ............... 204 



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