A. E. Verrill — The Bermuda Islands. 



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bottom through the green sea-water. These birds nest in holes in 

 the cliffs and are protected by law. They migrate to the south for 

 the winter, and return in March. (See plate lxxii.) 



Many small birds, which are numerous and tame, may be seen 

 along the roadsides. Although there are only about twelve species 

 of birds native to the islands, or which breed there, the numbers of 

 individuals of several of them are large. The best singers of the 

 native resident species are the Cardinal Bird (fig. 8), the Bluebird 

 and the White-eyed Vireo (Part VI) ; but the Mocking Bird, 

 English Goldfinch, American Goldfinch, the Wheatear, and other 

 foreign birds have recently been introduced and are now naturalized 

 there. (See Part III, ch. 34.) 



The Catbird is resident and abundant. It is as tame and auda- 

 cious as with us (see Part VI). The English sparrow was introduced 

 some years ago and is very abundant. The Bluebird is a larger and 

 brighter variety than our northern one. (Fig. 9.) The same is true 



Figure 9. — The Bermuda Bluebird, from life. 



of the Cardinal Bird, of which the male is redder than the common 

 American variety, and has a brighter red crest. (See Part VI.) 

 The song of the Cardinal Bird is varied and agreeable, and it is said 

 to change according to the season. The little Ground Dove is very 

 tame and is often seen along the roadsides, or feeding in the roads. 

 (Fig. 10.) The American Quail or Bob white is also now common, 

 but the present race was introduced in recent times, about 1859, it 



