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{mall buds of that tree, alfo on grafsfeeds ; but 
at the approach of Summer it flies ftill farther 
North to breed. A variety of this bird is alfo 
common, and is beautifully marked with a red 
forehead and breaft. It is moft common in the 
Spring, and frequently caught in nets fet for the 
Snow Bunting; and when kept in cages has a 
pleafing note, but feldom lives long in confine- 
ment, though it generally dies very fat. 
Larks of a pretty variegated colour frequent Larks. 
thofe parts in Summer, and always make their 
appearance in May; build their nefts on the 
ground, ufually by the fide of a ftone at the root 
of a finall bufh, lay four fpeckled eggs, and bring 
forth their youngin June. At their firft arrival, 
and till the young can fly, the male is in full 
fong; and, like the fky-lark, foars to a great 
height, and generally defcends in a perpendicu- 
lar direction near their neft. Their note is loud 
and agreeable, but confifts of little variety, and 
as foon as the young can fly they become filent, 
and retire to the Southward early in the Fall. 
They are impatient of confinement, never fing in 
that ftate, and feldom live long. 
The Tirmouse is ufually called in Hudfon’s Titmout. 
Bay, Blackcap. This diminutive bird braves the 
coldeft Winter, and during that feafon feeds on 
the feeds of long rye-grafs, but in Summer on 
infeéts and berries, ‘The Southern Indians call 
this bird Kifs-kifs-hefhis, from a twittering noife 
they make, which much refembles that word in 
found, 
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