XXXIV. 

 SUN-BIRDS IN JAVA. 



?E have visited the far-off land of New 

 Guinea, and the smaller group of the 

 Am Islands, in search of beautiful 

 birds. 



Belonging to the same archipelago of islands 

 are others of equal interest, and in which we shall 

 find some of the radiant creatures that form the 

 subject of our volume. 



In the island of Java there live various species 

 of Sun-Birds that must not be passed over. 



One is called the " dark-breasted " Sun-Bird, 

 because of the patch of dark steel blue underneath 

 the throat and breast. On the forehead is 



