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bud_\- being kept in a nearh- \-ertical position. This action 

 appears to steady and support the bird, between the slow 

 movements of its wings. Although flj'ing from flower to flower 

 in search of food, its stomach generally contained abundant 

 remains of insects, which I suspect are much more the object 

 of its search than hone)-. The note of this species, like that of 

 nearly the whole famil}', is extreme]}- shrill. 



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