64 l>irds cf Canada. 



black ; a broad carmine crescent across the 

 breast, auxiliaries, and under wing 1 coverts ; the 

 rest of the under parts, white. The song of this 

 beautiful and solitary bird is mellow, plaintive, 

 and loud. Perched upon the topmost branches 

 of a tree in the thickest of the wood, it wafts 

 forth its tender and affecting song for hours at a 

 time. Its food consists of berries and buds. The 

 nest is often built in a low shrub or tree ; eggs, 

 three or four in number, of a greenish-blue color, 

 covered with fine spots of umber-brown. 



G. cccrula. The Blue Grosbeak. 



The prevailing color of this extremely beautiful 

 and graceful bird is a brilliant blue. Length, 

 seven and a -half inches. Habitat, British 

 Columbia, Manitoba, and the extreme western 

 part of the United States. A very rare visitor 

 in Canada. 



C&cothraustes vcspertina. The Evening 

 Grosbeak. 



This Grosbeak is another rare visitor from the 

 western part of this continent. Head and neck, 

 black; remaining upper parts, yellow; abdomen, 

 yellowish-olive ; bill, stout. 



C. cardinalis, Cardinal, or Red Bird. 



The general color of this gaudy bird is \vr- 

 million ; a black band around the upper part of 



