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CRUSOE'S ISLAND. 



or four round white eggs, its breeding season being 

 April and May, when also it is in finest feather. 



The King of the Woods. 



This bird feeds on berries, snakes, beetles and 

 other insects, but never seizes its prey on the wing. 

 When it has captured a snake it never lets go to get a 

 better hold, but dashes it against the branch on which 

 it is perched, for it never remains on the ground after 

 catching its prey. 



