60 Birds of Canada. 
time. Its food consists of berries and buds. The 
nest is often built in a low shrub or tree; eggs, 
three or four in number; of a greenish-blue color, 
covered with fine spots of umber-brown. 
Gutraca ceriula—The Blue Grosbeak. 
The prevailing color of this extremely beautiful 
and graceful bird is a brilliant blue. Length, 
seven and a-half inches. Habitat, British 
Columbia, Manitoba, and the extreme western 
part of the United States. A very rare visitor 
in Canada. 
Coccothraustes vespertina—The Evening 
Grosbeak. 
This Grosbeak is another rare visitor from the 
western part of this continent. Head and neck, 
black ; remaining upper parts, yellow ; abdomen, 
yellowish-olive ; bill, stout. 
C. cardinalits—Cardinal or Red Bird. 
The general color of this gaudy bird is ver- 
million; a black band around the upper part of 
the throat and the base of the bill. Length, eight 
and three quarter inches. Habitat, Virginia and 
the Carolinas. Occurs very rarely in Canada. 
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