. Our bird friends; containing many things young folks ought to know--and likewise grown-ups . THE HUMMING BIRD. MflflffK^sS CHAPTER VI THE HUMMING BIRD iHERE are more than four hundred varieties ofhumming birds, divided into three greatfamilies—the wedge-tailed humming birds,the curved-billed humming birds and thestraight-billed humming birds. The most numerous family inthis country is the straight-billed fellows, and there are somefifty varieties of it. The humming bird is an easy one to study, after you know itand its ways. That is, it is easy to study if you know how tostudy it. If you wil
. Our bird friends; containing many things young folks ought to know--and likewise grown-ups . THE HUMMING BIRD. MflflffK^sS CHAPTER VI THE HUMMING BIRD iHERE are more than four hundred varieties ofhumming birds, divided into three greatfamilies—the wedge-tailed humming birds,the curved-billed humming birds and thestraight-billed humming birds. The most numerous family inthis country is the straight-billed fellows, and there are somefifty varieties of it. The humming bird is an easy one to study, after you know itand its ways. That is, it is easy to study if you know how tostudy it. If you will take your position by the side of a flowerbush of some kind and stand perfectly still, the humming birdswill come within two or three feet of you and may be easilyseen. Frequently they will alight upon a branch right by yourside and you can watch them brush up their feathers and wipethe honey off of their bills and primp up just like girls gettingready for a party, 38 OUR BIRD FRIENDS It is a mistake to suppose that humming birds visit flowersonly for the honey they find in the flowers. They do eat theh
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