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aut, or the mrhing of a violent gust of
wind. Indeed, to an observer it seems
wonderful that thousands of these birds
are not destroyed in being thus propelled
to the earth with such IrrnUtible fore..
 .The Humming-bird, in the greater
number of its splendid varieties, can per-
Iftps be found in this country. The
Ezilis, one- o tahe mot minute and beau-
tiful of this elegant tribe, in quite com-
mon. The singular ferocity of this little
creature is astonihing. Disappointed of
itb repast the honey of- flower, it has
been frequently obmrved to tear mod eat
ter the leaves in the most passionate way,
And in tiecontents it holds with its own
species for the possesion of some favou-
rite blssom, it often happens that the
death of one of the claimants alone grants
the other an undisturbed enjoyment of
the prize,