62 Of Birds. Part I. 
Of which colour are the reft of the Feathers , and no 
where radiant, as of the other Species. His Thigh, S inch 
long. His Leg, i On which are four Toes, above ? of 
an inch long, and thick as a fay tors Stitching-Thread. His 
Claws near * of an inch long. 
The LelTer HUMING BIRD. His Head is loft. From 
the top of his Breaft, to the end of his Tail he is two inches 
long. But his Trunk or Body alone,, is not above * of an 
inch in length. The other Parts are anfwerable. His 
colour various : on his Wings and Tail, a dark-brown $ 
on his Belly, a yellowiih-Red 5 on his Breaft, White 5 on 
his Back, Green, mixed with glorious golden Rays, 
The Huming-Bird is every where ill piclur'd : even in 
Mr. Willughby , for want of the Bird it felf. But all 
thofe Birds, at leaft, whereof he had the fight, are moft 
curioufly and exactly reprefented. He is faid to have a 
loud, or fhrill and fweet Note, emulous of that of a Night- 
(a) Thcve- ingale* (a) He moves his Wings fwiftly and continually, 
Lin^hot? & whether flying, or fitting on a Flower, (b) He feeds, by 
i. 2. p.24P. thrufting his Bill into a Flower, like a Bee. (c) For which 
Barb ' S Hlft * P ur P°f e 7°h* de Laet, defcribing this Bird, (whether out of 
( c ) ibid. Oviedus or Lerius is not plain) faith, That his Tongue is 
twice as long as his Bill. Which Clufius hath omitted $ 
becaufe he took his Defcription from the Picture only. 
Gulielmus Pifo obferveth alfo the fame. And it is very likely 
to be fo, as a Part more apt, by its length, and flexibility, 
to thruft and wind it felf to the bottoms of the deepeft, 
and moft crooked Flowers : in which, and not the upper 
and open parts of Flowers , it is , that the Honey-Pen? 
which thefe Birds, as well as Bees , do fuck , is ufually 
His Feathers are fet in Gold hy^BBBBBBpgam and fold 
id) chark. at a great rate, (d) The Indians make of them very arti- 
CO wm!* fi cld ^ Images, (e) They take them by mazing them with 
Om. Sand Ihot at them out of a Gun. (/) 
i/Barb. Hlft * relates, (g) as a thing known to himfelf, and many 
(p Hift. N. curious and credible men with him in Brafik, That there 
ilb * 5 * are there a fort both of Caterpillars and of Butter fiys,w\\\Qh 
are transformed into this Bird: and that in the time of 
Transformation, there is plainly to be feen half a Cater- 
pillar or halt a Butter -fly> and half a Bird, both together. 
Yet 
