AUDUBON JOURNAL 



Small Bushes and even between fence rails garded 

 only by the rail imediately over the Nest — the Egg 

 represented by Willson very Litle Like any of the 

 great Number I examined — these Birds Mock in- 

 discriminately every Note of Birds — are very gentle 

 With every thing but the Bird of Prey, these they give 

 chase to and follow a great distance with much ap- 

 parent Courage — here during Winter — 



Humming Bird. Trochilus Colubris — 

 Plentifull — Was assured of their existence of Two 

 Species by Many — represented as Much Larger — have 

 Not Met with any individual yet and fear it to be a 

 Mistake — these Birds are easily Caught by pouring 

 sweetened Wine in the Calices of flowers — they fall 

 intoxicated. 



Willson erroneously says that this sweet Bird does not 

 sing — I have many times lissened to its Low toned 

 Melody with great pleasure andean assure you that if its 

 Voice was as sonorous as it is varried and Musical it 

 would be considered as surpassed by few other Species — 



Towee Bunting — Emberiza Erythropthalma 

 Saw a very few Near New Orleans during Winter Not 

 One found at present — 



Cardinal Gros Beak. Loxia Cardinalis 

 Extremely plenty — during the Whole season increas- 

 ing still by vast Numbers that come from the East- 

 ward to spend their Winter here, very depradatory 



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