HUMMING BIRD. 
These little living gems are exclusively 
found in the New World, especially about 
the tropical parts, becoming gradually 
scarcer as we recede from the tropics in 
either direction. Only two species are 
known to exist in the northern parts, but 
in the central portions and in the islands 
about Florida they absolutely swarm. 
They , glance about in the sunshine, look- 
ing like streaks of brilliant light, and so 
rapid is the vibration of their fine and 
elastic wings, that when hovering over a 
flower, a humming or buzzing sound is 
produced, from which peculiarity the name 
