BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. I43 



would be caused by climatic influences. The inhabitants claim that 

 a nimiber of these birds were imported many years ago from the 

 United States, and have since multiplied so that at the present 

 time they are numerous in the neighborhood of Nassau. Their 

 habits appear to be the same as those of our bird, and they are 

 generally found frequenting the edges of the fields or the open 

 woods, usually in flocks. Their food consists of grain, berries, and 

 occasionally insects. The eggs of this species are pure white. 



Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. V. pi. 289. 



