XL. 

 THE HUMMING-BIRDS OF THE FOKEST. 



[HE beautiful birds we are now describing 

 are divided into families or groups. 



There is one tribe of Humming-Birds 

 that have their home in the shade of the 

 forest. They obtain their food from leaves, since 

 but few flowers are met with in these secluded 

 and shady places. They search for insects on 

 the vast tropical foliage of the trees, thread- 

 ing their way about with great dexterity, and 

 picking off the insects that swarm above and 

 beneath. 



The Humming-Birds of the forest are very 

 numerous. Their nests are made of the fibres of 



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