XLIV. 

 THE HUMMING-BIED OF NOOTKA SOUND. 



the western coast of North America, as 

 far north as the Temperate Zone, is a bay, 

 or, as it is called, a sound. The entrance 

 lies between two rocky points, and when 

 these are cleared, the bay widens out and contains 

 a number of islands of different extent. 



Many years ago, Captain Cook entered this 

 sound, and was the first to 'discover its existence. 

 He anchored his ship near to one of the larger 

 islands, and gave the bay the name of Nootka 

 Sound, which it has retained ever since. 



The climate here is very mild, much milder 



