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pretty plumage and great sociability, but like- 

 wise for his song, which, when wild, is delight- 

 ful ; but when kept in a cage is very much im- 

 proved, and is said, in the spring, to be really 

 enchanting. They are very docile, and can 

 easily be taught to sing on the finger, and eat 

 out of the hand. We hope to have some of these 

 pretty little warblers here before long, to answer 

 for themselves. 



FOOD. Bread and milk is recommended; also 

 crumbs of bread, and beef minced fine; and they 

 are said to be very fond of cheese. It is also said 

 they are subject to diarrhoea. Now I know by 

 experience, as I have before stated, that any bird, 

 kept constantly upon a diet of bread and milk, 

 either raw or boiled, will be subject to that dis- 

 ease, more or less. And I have no doubt but our 

 yankee fare, meal and milk would agree very 

 well with them, as a staple dish. And it is 

 probable that those pretty little warblers can be 

 kept in good health on the same treatment as our 

 Mocking Bird. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES. The male 

 has the forehead, sides of the head, and lower 

 parts, a fine orange red ; the upper parts of the 



