BIRDS AND ALL NATURE. ILLUSTRATED BY COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY. VOL. VI. NOVEMBER, 1899. NO. 4 CONTENTS Page A RARE HUMMING BIRD. 145 THE LADY'S SLIPPER. 146 JIM AND I. 149 WHY AND WHEREFORE OF THE COLORS OF BIRDS' EGGS. 152 TEA. 155 THE TOWHEE; CHEWINK. 158 WEE BABIES. 161 WISH-TON-WISH. 162 THE BEE AND THE FLOWER. 164 THE CANARY. 167 THE PAROQUET. 169 THE CAROLINA PAROQUET. 170 WHAT THE WOOD FIRE SAID TO A LITTLE BOY. 173 THE MISSISSIPPI. 174 INDIAN SUMMER. 176 THE CHIPMUNK. 179 TED'S WEATHER PROPHET. 180 THREATENED EXTERMINATION OF THE FUR SEAL. 181 THE PEACH. 182 THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE VICEROY. 185 BIRD LORE OF THE ANCIENT FINNS. 186 BIRD NOTES. 187 STORY OF A NEST. 188 COMMON MINERALS AND VALUABLE ORES. 191 WHEN ANIMALS ARE SEASICK. 192 A RARE HUMMING BIRD. HOW ONE OF THESE LITTLE FAIRY CREATURES WAS TAMED. P. W. H. Instances are very rare where birds are familiar with human beings, and the humming birds especially are considered unapproachable, yet a naturalist tells how he succeeded in catching one in his hand. Several cases are on record of attempts to tame humming birds, but when placed in a cage they do not thrive, and soon die. The orange groves of southern California abound in these attractive creatures, and several can often be seen about the flowering bushes, seeking food or chasing each other in play. "Once, when living on the slopes of the Sierra Madre mountains, where they were very plentiful, I accomplished the feat of taking one in my hand," says the naturalist.