XLVI. 

 GOULD'S COQUETTE. 



[HERE is a naturalist we have spoken of 

 before, who has spent much time and 

 labour in studying the habits of the 

 Humming - Bird. He has given us a 

 great deal of information about them, in a book 

 written for the purpose, and which is the most 

 valuable we have on the subject. 



The lovely bird in the Picture is named 

 after him, " Gould's Humming-Bird," or " Gould's 

 Coquette." 



It is one of the most beautiful of its tribe. Its 

 head and crest are of vivid red ; its wings are 



