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he will pour out his simple but musical notes, for 

 an hour at a time. While thus engaged, with 

 his mottled black and white plumage, and his 

 splendid long tail, he has a very elegant appear- 

 ance. 



FOOD. He can be kept, and will thrive well 

 in a cage: it should be a middling large one. 

 Fed on one-third hemp and two-thirds Canary 

 seed, with, twice or thrice a week, a small bit of 

 beef, cut in very small pieces, or prepared, which 

 is better, the same as for the Mocking Bird. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES. The male of 

 this bird is easily distinguished from the female; 

 she being reddish brown where the male is black, 

 and the white* is not so pure. 



LOCATION. Found throughout the United 

 States in summer. In the autumn migrates south. 



LESSER RED POLL FINCH, OR LINNET. 



This is another of our winter visitants, who 

 extends his migrations from the north over both 

 continents. Almost all of the birds who visit us 



