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habits, it occasionally visits the cultivated grounds, sometimes build- 

 ing its nest in the fruit trees. The eggs, three in number, are dull 

 blue, spotted with brown. 



This species is the only one of the Genus that is found in 

 this vicinity. It has nothing to recommend itself particularly to 

 our notice other than its beautiful plumage. Its song consists 

 merely of a few monotonous notes. 



Like the Purple Finch and Red-breasted Grosbeak, at times it 

 displays powers of ventriloquism. 



Although distributed all over the Island, it is not very abundant ; 

 and I have noticed it for several successive years to be most plenti- 

 ful in the woods at Raynor South. It is by no means an active 

 bird, and seems to be partial to certain localities, beyond the limits 

 of which it reluctantly passes, even Avhen pursued. It is usually 

 observed on the middle branches of the forest trees, from which it 

 darts after butterflies and other winged insects, and sometimes de- 

 scends to the ground in pursuit of coleopterous insects. 



