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pensate for their unpretending appearance. 

 They are likewise very familiar and easily 

 tamed; indeed so much so, that they will 

 come at a call, perch on your finger, and 

 give forth their song at the word of com- 

 mand. 



CHAPTER III. 



DOMINICAN GROSBEAK. Fringilla cardinalis. 



The Cardinal Grosbeak of South Ame- 

 rica, as it is commonly called in this 

 country, though in Brazil known by its 

 proper title, is a native of the whole of 

 Central America, and is as celebrated for 

 its richness of plumage, as it is for the 

 loudness and beauty of its song. 



It derives its name from the similarity 

 of its colours to the dress of the order of 

 Dominican monks, who wear a scarlet 

 cap, white frock and light grey cloak and 



