XL— THE HONEYSUCKER. 



" For lie on honey-dew hath fed."- — Coleridge. 



A DIET of sweets appears to have a marked effect 

 on the bird constitution, marvellously invigorating 

 the same instead of enervating it as one might expect. 

 It would be difficult to find a hveher Uttle bird than 

 our common yellow-belhed or Amethyst-rumped 

 Honeysucker {Aradmedithra zeylonica), or one more 

 fearleak and energetic. With his yellow waistcoat 

 set off by a red velvet coat and green satin cap, he 

 is the gayest of all our birds in dress, and as he is 



