text_original: But all this beauty by no means exhausted the charm of the place, for as we drew still closer to the beach we were able to distinguish that the woods were the habitat of countless thousands of birds of strange and most gorgeous plumage, among which I identified what I believed to be three or four species of birds of paradise, as well as a great variety of sun birds flitting from flower to flower like living gems.
text_transcription: BUT ALL THIS BEAUTY BY NO MEANS EXHAUSTED THE CHARM OF THE PLACE FOR AS WE DREW STILL CLOSER TO THE BEACH WE WERE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH THAT THE WOODS WERE THE HABITAT OF COUNTLESS THOUSANDS OF BIRDS OF STRANGE AND MOST GORGEOUS PLUMAGE AMONG WHICH I IDENTIFIED WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE THREE OR FOUR SPECIES OF BIRDS OF PARADISE AS WELL AS A GREAT VARIETY OF SUNBIRDS FLITTING FROM FLOWER TO FLOWER LIKE LIVING GEMS
phonemes: bˌʌt ˈɔːl ðɪs bjˈuːɾi baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz ɛɡzˈɔːstᵻd ðə tʃˈɑːɹm ʌvðə plˈeɪs, fɔːɹ æz wiː dɹˈuː stˈɪl klˈoʊsɚ tə ðə bˈiːtʃ wiː wɜːɹ ˈeɪbəl tə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ ðætðə wˈʊdz wɜː ðə hˈæbɪtˌæt ʌv kˈaʊntləs θˈaʊzəndz ʌv bˈɜːdz ʌv stɹˈeɪndʒ ænd mˈoʊst ɡˈɔːɹdʒəs plˈuːmɪdʒ, ɐmˌʌŋ wˌɪtʃ aɪ aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd wʌt aɪ bᵻlˈiːvd təbi θɹˈiː ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹ spˈiːsiːz ʌv bˈɜːdz ʌv pˈæɹədˌaɪs, æz wˈɛl æz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv sˈʌn bˈɜːdz flˈɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm flˈaʊɚ tə flˈaʊɚ lˈaɪk lˈɪvɪŋ dʒˈɛmz.