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AMERICAN ORXITHOLOGY. 



Photo from life by R. H. Beebe. 

 BLUEBIRD ABOUT TO FEED YOUXG. 

 [Winner of 4th Prize in Class 2.1 



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( I>emlroi<'a maculosa J 



RANGE. 



United States and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, this species 

 being casual or accidental on the Pacific Coast. The breeding rage 

 includes the whole of eastern Canada except the barren regions of the 

 north; in the United States it is found in the northern parts, south to 

 Massachusetts, northern New York and Michigan and in mountains 

 south to Maryland. They pass the winter in southern Mexico and 

 Central America, principally at high altitudes; the birds in eastern 

 United States make the journey across the gulf while the western ones 

 usually follow along the east coast of Mexico. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Length 5 inches. Can be identified in any plumage by the yellow 



