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IN. BIRD-LAND 



ago one was very seldom seen, but how they have 

 taken to breeding in our woods and orchards, and 

 their curious note may sometimes be heard in the 

 thickest part of the wooded grounds. Where 

 several pairs are in a district they build in small 



HAWFINCH. 



colonies, the nests being within a few trees of each 

 other, but not as close together as those of the 

 Greenfinch are sometimes found. The beak of 

 the Hawfinch gives one the impression of being 

 of great power, as indeed is needful to crush the 

 cherry and other kernels on which they sometimes 

 feed. 



