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by night or day, as it never honors that part of 

 North Britain, which gave us birth, with its com- 

 pany. It is not found in Scotland, or Ireland, or 

 Wales, and indeed it is only in some parts of 

 England that it will condescend to reside. It is 

 also found in Sweden and Russia. 



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As it will not visit us, we have tried very hard 

 to bring it, but have not as yet succeeded ; it is 

 rather a delicate bird and requires care and atten- 

 tion to keep it. A friend, who has brought many 

 birds across the Atlantic, left Liverpool the latter 

 part of last summer with three of these birds, in 

 one of the Boston steam packets, but they all died 

 on the passage; the last, two days before he ar- 

 rived in Boston.^ 



FOOD. The following are the German and 

 English methods of feeding this bird : 



* Since writing the above, I am happy to say, that a gentleman in 

 this city, who has in his possession a few of the best American and 

 foreign songsters, and who devotes some of his leisure hours to the 

 agreeable recreation and rational amusement of studying their habits 

 and attending to their little wants, has succeeded in getting two 

 Nightingales (which he sent for) from Germany safe and sound. 

 They appear to be in good health, and I sincerely hope he will be re- 

 paid for the care and attention he bestows upon them, by listening 

 to their delightful music in the spring. 



