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place among the vegetables to the mouths of his 

 hungry little ones. 



" When all the gay scenes of the summer are o'er, 



And autumn slow enters, so silent and sallow, 

 And millions of warblers, that charmed us before, 



Have fled in the train of the sun-seeking Swallow, 

 The Bluebird, forsaken, yet true to his home, 



Still lingers, and looks for a milder to-morrow, 

 Till, forced by the horrors of winter to roam, 



He sings his adieu in a lone note of sorrow." 



There are two other species of Bluebirds in the 

 United States, both of which are inhabitants of the 

 far West. The Western Bluebird resembles our own 

 closely, but is readily distinguished from it; the 

 principal difference is that the chestnut of the throat 

 extends in a collar round the neck. The Arctic Blue- 

 bird is a beautiful creature, the whole plumage being 

 of a soft ultamarine, least brilliant on the throat and 

 breast. It is found as far north as the mouth of 

 the Columbia river. 



Perhaps there is no family of the Passerine Inses- 

 sores more numerous, or containing a greater variety, 

 than the Fringillinae or Finches. It consists of about 

 nineteen subdivisions and comprises between sixty 

 and seventy species, all inhabiting the territory of 

 the United States. It would be impossible for us 

 here to enter upon any very general description of 

 these birds ; we must therefore confine ourselves to 

 a few of the most prominent individuals among them, 

 leaving it to our readers to pursue the study of this 

 interesting group as their inclination may lead them, 



