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Fourth is Very commoii ; it measures above six inches in length. 



Journey. 



In the same woods is found the beautiful humming-bird, 



the breast and throat of which are of a brilliant changing 

 purple. I have searched for this bird in Brazil, and 

 through the whole of the wilds from the Rio Branco, 

 which is a branch of the Amazons, to the river Paumaron, 

 but never could find it. I was told by a man in the 

 Egyptian-hall, in Piccadilly, that this humming-bird is 

 found in Mexico ; but upon questioning him more about 

 it, his information seemed to have been acquired by hear- 

 say ; and so I concluded that it does not appear in Mexico. 

 I suspect that it is never found out of the Antilles. 



lartinico. After leaving Dominica, you soon reach the grand and 

 magnificent island of Martinico. St. Pierre, its capital, 

 is a fine town, and possesses every comfort. The inhabi- 

 tants seem to pay considerable attention to the cultivation 

 of the tropical fruits. A stream of water runs down the 

 streets with great rapidity, producing a pleasing effect as 

 you pass along. 



Here 1 had an opportunity of examining a cuckoo, 

 which had just been shot. It was exactly the same as 

 the metallic cuckoo in Wilson's " Ornithology." They 

 told me it is a migratory bird in Martinico. It probably 

 repairs to this island after its departure from the United 

 States. 



At a little distance from Martinico, the celebrated 

 Diamond Rock rises in insulated majesty out of the sea. 



