FAMILY FringillidcB 



along the sides of steep hills, in trees in deep 

 woods and in firs, nesting from the floor of 

 the valleys to well up in the mountains. The 

 song of the black-headed grosbeak is of fine 

 quality. The well-rounded notes are exe- 

 cuted with care and deliberation as if the bird 

 were enjoying the performance. It has been 

 called a *' glorified robin song," and it is 

 indeed one of the finest of the finch family. 

 Its call note is a sharp eek, eek, resembling 

 that of the Gairdner woodpecker, for which 

 it is often mistaken when the bird is not seen. 



Lazuli bunting, Passerina amoena. 

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Distribution: Western United States and 

 British Provinces, from British Columbia to 

 the Mexican border, and from the Pacific 

 Coast east to the Dakotas and Kansas. 

 Migrating in winter to Lower California and 

 the valley of Mexico. 



The Lazuli bunting comes North early in 

 May from its winter home in Mexico and 

 spreads over the country from California to 

 British Columbia. Although it may be 

 found in all sorts of country it is partial to 

 second growth woods, old pastures and 

 meadows interspersed with sweet-briar and 

 blackberry vines. It has a weak song which 

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