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LOCATION. Found throughout the United 



States, in winter. Summer residence, in the 

 Northern Regions. 



WHITE CROWNED BUNTING. 



This is a very beautifully marked species, and 

 in Massachusetts rather rare, as it breeds to the 

 northward of us. I have never seen but one in 

 a cage ; it was an elegant bird, and sang delight- 

 fully. The author of the Arctic Zoology says of 

 it, in Hudson's Bay, where it is common, "it is 

 silent in its flight, but when it perches it sings 

 melodiously/'' It is found, also, in the State of 

 Maine, where, I believe, it is more common. 



FOOD. - - Canary, and about one-third hemp 

 seed ; plenty of gravel, and water to wash. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES. This bird is 

 longer than the Purple Finch. The male has the 

 crown of the head pure white, with a line of 

 black from each nostril; below that another line 

 of white. Chin white, upper parts pale, ash 

 streaked on the back, with brown and white; 

 lower parts, below the breast, white. The female 

 is smaller in size; the white on the head is less 



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