138 



NARRATIVE OF A 



The Sinsonte may be styled the American nightin- 

 gale. It has also some affinities with the mocking-bird 

 of the United States. From the peculiar softness and 

 clearness of its note, it ranks the first among the singing 

 birds of Central America. Parrots, perroquets, and mac- 

 kaws, abound in the woods. The gay plumage of the 

 latter, in its contrast with the deep green foliage of the 

 trees, has a beautiful effect. 



Besides these birds, there are numerous others equally 

 remarkable, which it would be tedious to enumerate ; for 

 in no part of the world is the ornithological department 

 more rich than in this country. 



