50 BIRDS or p. K. ISLAND. 



Cl'himneri ^luift. 

 ( Chatura Pclasgicn) 



'I'his bird, tliough p(Ji)ularly called "Swallow," 

 is very distiiK^t from the ordinary Swallows. Its 

 sooty - hlae.k color, sliar}), cjuickly vibrating wings, 

 and very short tail mark it distinctl), wherever 

 seen coursing the sunnner blue. When the country 

 was in wilderness, these l)irds built in the hollows 

 of trees, hundreds sometimes occupxing one hol- 

 low trunk, and going to and frcjm their resort 

 in a black stream. The nest, now ordinarily 

 placed in chimneys, is built of twigs fastened to- 

 gether by the gelatinous saliva of the birds ; it 

 contains four or five pure while eggs. 



J)ummiuc)-bivli. 



Our Humming - bird is the Ruby - throated 

 ( TrocJiiliis colubris), the only one that wanders so 

 far from the floral riches of tlie tropics. Its upper 

 l)arts are golden - green, sides green, a metallic 

 gorget on its throat reflecting rich ruby red, 



