THE CARDINAL, THE PRIDE OF THE SOUTH 307 



less, it is within the power of western towns and cities wherein 

 it has not yet gained a foothold to follow the example of Mr. 

 Bond in Cheyenne, and destroy every colony that enters 

 before it has time to breed. 



The Cardinal, or Cardinal Grosbeak, 1 also called the 

 Cardinal Redbird, is the pride of the South. From New 



CARDINAL. 



Orleans to New York it is persistently trapped and "limed" 

 not to 'keep" as a cage bird, but to sell as such. Poor, 

 unhappy Cardinal! How much better its fate had it been 

 created black instead of bright cardinal red, with no jaunty 

 top-knot, and no fatal gift of song! 



In a cage six by nine feet, or even four by four, a bird like 

 this flies to and fro, and in company with a dozen other small 



1 Car-di-nal'is car-di-nal'is. Length, 8.50 inches. 



