XXVIIL 

 THE COLLAEED SUN-BIKD. 



!E bird in the Picture is one of the most 



lovely specimens of its race. 



It is called the Collared Sun-Bird, 



and lives near the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Very little is known of its habits ; but it is sup- 

 posed to build in the hollows of trees, or, where 

 the country is more open, in some bush or shrub. 



It is a creature of exquisite beauty. The 

 golden - green of its plumage changes every 

 moment you behold it. Under the green of the 

 breast is a band of steel-blue, and then a band of 

 glowing crimson. On either side of the crimson 

 band or stripe is a tuft of bright yellow feathers. 



