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was not tlie same bird. The next morning ll'ie 

 whole feathered tribe sung in delightful concert, 

 and saluted the orient monarch of day with more 

 charming music than ever I heard in European 

 forests. And this was continued after we had 

 entered a gloomy swamp. A remarkable bird 

 "was visible in the wood, eclipsing all its kind by 

 the splendour and beauty of its plumage. It was 

 entirely of a deep red color, with the exception of 

 black on its wings. It was tlie Tanagra Rubra, 

 or Red Tanager, the most beautiful bird in Ame- 

 rica. It appears inclined to solitude, and its two 

 notes, chij) churr, constantly repeated do not cor- 

 respond with its magnificent attire. I had previ- 

 ously seen the Loxia Cardinalis with its crested 

 head and scarlet phimage, but it is not to be com- 

 pared with the Red Tanager. There is a bird 

 called the Orilus Phceniclus, or Red winged black 

 bird, which is the exact reverse of the Tanager in 

 dressand appearance, and lalsosawabeautifulbird 

 of small size withi black plumage, and white on its 

 wings, called the Bob Lincoln. I am persuaded 

 tiiat there are many birds, particularly small ones, 

 which are non-dcscripts. I was told of a bird 

 which is heard in the night time in the month of 

 jMarcb-, and which has never been seen. It is cal- 

 led the Stake Driver from the noise it makes, 

 and is contiaufvlly flying from tree to tree. It i' 



