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is a square-built clumsy-looking, greyish—brown bird, oddly marked with whiteeyelids and chin and coal-black throat. It is a southern bird, a member of the Carolinian fauna, and its regular presence here attests the suitability of the rich fields of P. E. Island as a home for the roving Fringillidae.

The Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Zamelodz'a lu- dowz'tz‘ana) is the shy beauty of the family, hiding its brilliant plumes and delightful song in the deep shadows of the primitive forest. It has been seen most frequently in the old timber growths of Lot 30, where its rich rolling song adds a finer charm to the wild music of the foaming streams. _

This bird is said to possess all the qualities of a first—class cage—bird, readily submitting to

confinement, and having vigor to endure it.

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The Bobolink (Dolz'dwrzyx 0ryzz'vorus) is a rare bird with us. Last summer we saw one on a sunny meadow on the banks of the