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now darting about on the highest branches 

 of trees, singing in a wild, hurried man- 

 ner, in pursuit of his prey; the next mo- 

 ment upon the ground searching among 

 the waving spears of grass for a favourite 

 insect. 



His song is always so rapidly executed, 

 that it would be difficult to trace out a 

 resemblance to that of any other songster; 

 although he, like the Baltimore Oriole, 

 undoubtedly indulges in the talent of mi- 

 micry. 



He may, like the same bird, be taken 

 in trap-cages, and raised like him from 

 the nest upon the same description of 

 food, to which may be added boiled or 

 swelled rice, of which he is, at times, 

 immoderately fond. He will likewise 

 greedily devour caterpillars, which, when 

 he is in a wild state, forms a principal 

 article of his food during the summer 

 season. He must be kept in a very warm 

 situation during the winter. 



The colour of this singular and capri- 



