THE VIRGINIA NIGHTINGALE. 



" Give me but 

 Something whereunto I may bind my heart, 

 Something to love, to rest upon, to clasp 

 Affection's tendrils round." 



M7-S. Hemans. 



The Virginia Nightingale, sometimes called the 

 Virginia red-bird, sometimes the cardinal, is .a native 

 of the Southern States, and one of the handsomest 

 birds of the New World. His color is of a brilliant 

 red, with the exception of the throat and the part 

 round the beak, which are black. The head is orna- 

 mented with a tuft, which he is capable of raising, 

 giving a very commanding appearance. Together 

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