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l>r. W . JI. Dull took no less than thirteen skulls and 

 other remains of red-poll linnets from the crop of a 

 single bird. * * * Dr. Dall considers it a stupid 

 bird and slates that sometimes it may be caught in 

 the hands. Its great predilection for thick woods, in 

 which it dwells doaibtless to the very limit of trees, pre- 

 vents it from being an inhabitant of the barren grounds 

 or other open country in the north. It is crepuscular 

 or slightly nocturnal in the southern parts of its range, 

 but in the high north it pursues its prey iu the day- 

 time. In the latter region, where the sun never passes 

 below the horizon in summer, it is undo-ubtedl}- neces- 

 sity and not choice that prompts it to be abroad in 

 the daylight. 



It is stated that the flight is heavy and somewliat 

 labored, and has not the bouyancy noted in tliat of 

 most of the owls. 



