THE CARDINAL 



winter they often collect in southern swamps and thickets, 

 and flock to feeding-places near the haunts of man when 

 food is scarce." ^ 



They were formerly trapped for cage-birds. They 

 were so highly esteemed that they were in great demand 

 even in Europe, where they received the name of the "Vir- 

 ginia Nightingale." But trapping is now nearly abol- 

 ished, and the wild, liberty-loving cardinal may roam as 

 he will with the wife of his heart. Few birds are more 

 ardent, jealous lovers, more tenderly devoted husbands, 

 or more anxious, solicitous fathers than these beautiful, 

 sweet-voiced redbirds.'' 



3 & ^ William Dutcher, Former President of the National Association of 

 Audubon Societies; Educational Leaflet No. 18. 



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