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is a square-built clumsy - looking, greyish - brown 

 bird, oddly marked with white eyelids and chin 

 and coal - black throat. It is a southern bird, a 

 member of the Carolinian fauna, and its regular 

 presence here attests the suitability of the rich 

 fields of P. E. Island as a home for the roving 

 Fringillidge. 



The Rose - breasted Grosbeak ( Zamelodia lu- 

 doviciana) is the shy beauty of the family, hiding 

 its brilliant plumes and delightful song in the 

 deep shadows of the primitive forest. It has 

 been seen most frequently in the old timber 

 growths of Lot 30, where its rich rolling song 

 adds a finer charm to the wild music of the 

 foaming streams. 



This bird is said to possess all the qualities 

 of a first-class cage - bird, readily submitting to 

 confinement, and having vigor to endure it. 



^mertran (Starlings. 



The Bobolink ( Dolichonyx oryzivorus) is a 

 rare bird with us. Last summer we saw 

 one on a sunny meadow on the banks of the 



