The fierce Cotopaxi;* or some rocky chasm-
Some frightful Quebradat that nature in spasm
And wild agony bore,) ere the morning's first beam ;
His hum startled forest and mountain and stream.

whip, whip, whip, poor will;" and another, a large bird, the size of the English wood-owl, "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,” which sounds are uttered like a person in deep distress-the departing voice of a night-murdered victim. Suppose yourself in hopeless sorrow, beginning the above sequence of sounds with a loud note, each succeeding one being lower and lower till the last is scarcely heard, and pausing a moment between every note, will convey, according to WATERTON, an idea of this bird's noise. The plaintive cries of all these are uttered throughout the night.

AS WATERTON has not mentioned the specific names, these birds cannot be identified; but we learn from Dr. LATHAM'S work, that two species of goat-suckers have obtained the name of Whip-poor-will. The Vociferus, however, seems to be that to which the name is most properly applied.

The Vociferus, WHIP-POOR-WILL, or Whip-poor-will Goutsucker, is nine and a half inches long; gape very large; mouth

* A notable VOLCANO of the Andes, of which, it is said, there are nearly forty scattered over that mountainous chain.

+ The Quebradas of the Andes are immense chasms by which many of the mountains are separated from each other; some of these chasms are nearly a mile deep, and their sides almost perpendicular; they are, nevertheless, frequently adorned with trees, shrubs, and flowers. Natural, as well as artificial bridges, are occasionally seen over these deep and yawning lacerations; sometimes, too, a torrent rolls down their winding jaws, adding, of course, to the sublimity of the scene: nor does the occasional presence of the Condor detract from the astounding picture.

With beak black, and bent at the tip ting'd with white; With an eye that commands both the day and the

night;

With wing nervous, expansive, and tint of black-brown; With legs and feet squamous, carunculate crown; Throat naked; back dark; and with claws black and

strong;

Evincing the signs that to power belong ;

Of the mountainous desert the lord, in whom fear
And imperial command both united appear;-

He look'd round from his Rock, over sea, over shore, And over the DELL too-that proud ZUMBADOre. beset with long, thick, elastic bristles; plumage above variegated with black, pale cream-brown, and rust-colour; back darker; breast and belly mottled, and streaked black and yellow ochre. Eggs two, marbled with dark olive. Inhabits many parts of North America, most plentifully in Kentuckey. The notes of this bird are similar to the words whip-poor-will, whence it has obtained its name; it is heard very often in the night. Rarely seen during the day, unless attendant on its young. Feeds on moths, grass-hoppers, and insects. In Pennsylvania it is a migratory bird, proceeding to the South in winter.-WILSON.

WATERTON says that the goat-suckers of South America perch longitudinally on trees, and not crosswise like other birds; this is also stated by Wilson in regard to the Americanus, or NIGHT-HAWK, called in Virginia, and some of the Southern districts of the American States, a Bat.

According to WILSON, the only goat-suckers found in the United States are the preceding, WHIP-POOR-WILL; the Carolinensis, or CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW; and the Americanus, or NIGHT-HAWK, which is, I believe, the same as the Virginianus, described above; these are all migratory birds.

Around him the Vultures obediently flew :
The CRESTED, the AURA, and AQUILINE too :
And even the PAPA of beautiful dyes,,
With Ingluvies pendulous, glossy pearl eyes-
Of royal external that homage might bring—
A subject was here, although elsewhere a KING.
The PARROTS presented a numerous host;
The PETRELS were few, just arrived on the coast.
The HUMMING-BIRDS (3) gaudily glow'd midst the
throng,

In their green and their gold as they flutter'd along;

(3) ORDER, PICÆ, (Linn.) HUMMING-BIRD, the REDTHROATED, the SUPERCILIOUS, the LEAST.

The genus TROCHILUS, (Linn.) or HUMMING-BIRD, consists of above ninety species, found, chiefly, in the tropical regions of America and the West Indies; indeed, it has been stated, that no humming-bird has ever been seen in the old world; one, however, has been mentioned as an inhabitant of the Cape of Good Hope. About half the species has a curved, the other a straight bill, which is subulate, filiform, and tubular at the tip, the upper mandible sheathing the lower; the tongue is also filiform, the two threads coalescing, tubular. This genus is the least in size of the race of birds. They feed, it is said, on the nectar of flowers; but there is reason for believing, from the statement of WILSON in regard to the Red-throated-hummingbird, that they feed also on small insects. They are almost continually on the wing, fluttering like bees, and making a humming noise, whence their name. Of all animated beings, these birds are the most elegant and brilliant; their plumage

* For a description of the Pariot, see forward.

Of nectar they sipp'd from the sweet smelling flower; Or, seizing, abridg'd the small insect's brief hour, There was one of large size, of rich plumage, RED THROAT,

Distinguished by chirping a grass-hopper note;

being adorned with innumerable shades of colour, in which the emerald, the ruby, and the topaz, are gracefully intermixed. Their nest is curiously constructed, and attached sometimes to two leaves, or to a single twig of the citron or orange; it is peculiarly neat and small; eggs two, white, about the size of a pea; time of incubation twelve days.

It has been said that these birds cannot be tamed; this is, however, in regard to some of them at any rate, a mistake. WILSON mentions having kept one of the Red-throated Hummingbirds in confinement for three months. It is said, nevertheless, that they are neither shy nor suspicious; that they are caught by the Indians on limed twigs, and that, when taken, they instantly expire, and are afterwards worn as ear-rings by the Indian ladies. That some of them should expire when caught on limed twigs is not to be wondered at when the delicacy of these birds is considered; but that they instantly expire if taken with suitable precaution, is quite incredible. Some have been kept alive by syrups for a few weeks; and, probably, were we better acquainted with their proper food, their preservation alive would be more certain and continued. That they sometimes feed on insects is confirmed by WATERTON, and it is said that small insects have been found in them on dissection. The following are all we can name :

The Colubris, or RED-THROATED HUMMING-BIRD, is three inches and half long; back, upper part of the neck, sides, under the wings, tail coverts, and two middle feathers of the tail, a rich golden green; tail and wings a deep brownish purple. Nest one inch in diameter and the same in depth. Eggs two, white. From the drawing given of it in WILSON's American

And one of form tiny might, too, be there seen,
Much less than a bee, deck'd in elegant green ;
But of gay, eastern SUN-BIRDS, (4) in robes bright
and fair,

And of manners congenial, not one was found there:

Ornithology it appears similar to the goldfinch's, but, of course, much smaller and neater. The note of this bird is a single chirp, not louder than the grasshopper. It has been kept in confinement in the United States for months: it is a mistake to suppose that it feeds only on the nectar of flowers; it feeds also on insects. This bird is very fond of the flowers of the plant called Balsamum noli me tangere, or Touch-me-not. It is found in most of the warm and tropical regions of America. This description is taken from WILSON's work; the bird is, I suspect, the Moschitus, or RUBY-NECKED HUMMING-BIRD of some other writers.

The Superciliosus, or SUPERCILIOUS HUMMING-BIRD, is one of the largest of the tribe, being nearly six inches long, and inhabits Cayenne. The Minimus, or LEAST-HUMMING-BIRD, is green; smaller than several of our bees, hardly a quarter of an inch long; weighs about twenty grains; found in Brazil. See note (42,) part 1, article Golden-crested-Wren.

(4) TENUIROSTRES, Cinnyrida, (VIGORS); or, to anglicize the terms, CINNYRID TENUIROsts-Sunbirds.

The genus some time since established by CUVIER, and denominated by him CINNYRIS, has been lately brought into notice in consequence of Mr. VIGORS having arranged it as a sub-family in his TENUIROSTRES; and also by his having excited the public attention to this group of birds in his late Lectures at the Zoological Society. According to their habits, size, aud the statements of Mr. Vigors, they appear to supply the place in the old world, of that numerous, airy, and splendid race of birds in the new, so well known and so much admired under the