. Ragazzi e uccelli; o, la missione di Miss Truat . y è la più brillante. (Piastra I., Fig. 2.) È circa la dimensione del wren. La sua gola è luminosa, verde schiena, con sottoplantaggio giallo. Thebird è lento e raramente prende l'ala; quindi è spesso chiamato il Parrot terra u se il vecchio paese non può vantarsi dei suoi uccelli-humming, ha una classe che colma in modo affascinante il tepap nei suoi attraenti uccelli-sole. Sono minuscoli e brillanti nel piumaggio. Dalle tonalità peculiarfrizzanti delle loro piume deriva il loro nome. Le varietà si trovano in Africa e Indiae in molte delle adiacenti isla
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. Boys and birds; or, Miss Truat's mission . y is the most brilliant. (Plate I., Fig. 2.) Itis about the size of the wren. Its throat is brightruby, back green, with yellow under-pluraage. Thebird is sluggish and seldom takes wing; hence itis often called the Ground Parrot u If the old country cannot boast of its humming-birds, it has a class which charmingly fills up thegap in its attractive Sun-birds. They are minute insize and brilliant in plumage. From the peculiarsparkling hues of their feathers they derive theirname. Varieties are found in Africa and Indiaand in many of the adjacent islands, of which Javahas its full share. Here is the picture of one whichI made when visiting this island. (Fig. 73.) It hassomething of the humming-bird bill; the generalcolor is a shining steely-purple, with under-feathersof olive-yellow; the throat is chestnut, with a brightviolet streak running from the mouth to the breast. Here, dear.children, we must close our delight-ful interviews until after our summer vacation. If BOYS AND BIRDS. 297. Fig. 73.—Javanese SmJrird. your interest has equaled mine, you will anticipatetheir resumption, after six weeks intermission, withno ordinary pleasure. Nor will this sentiment beconfined to our special bird lessons. In all our 298 BOYS AND BIBDS. school-duties I have found a daily enjoyment inhaving under my charge such an affectionate andapt class of scholars. When I came among you, it was with fear and trembling, owing to reportswhich had come to my ears; but to-day, dear pu-pils, as I dismiss you for a few weeks, I do it withno sense of relief as escaping from a disagreeabletask, but with a feeling of deep regret that it willbe so long before I meet you all again in such plea-sant intercourse. Hoping to see you all at leastonce a week at our Sunday-school, and, finally, onthe resumption of our school in the fall, I bid youall an affectionate good-bye. When Miss Truat closed her remarks, it was withwet eyes, which found sympathetic tears
