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i^rass, and built in pine trees; they hav<- 

 two, rarely three, young ones at a time ; their 

 eggs are blue; they fly in pairs; the male 

 and female are perfeftly alike ; they feed 

 on black moss, worms, and even flesh. When 

 near habitations or tents, they are apt to pilfer 

 every thing they can come at, even salt meat ; 

 they are bold, and come into the tents to 

 eat victuals out of the dishes. They watch 

 persons baiting the traps for martins, and de- 

 vour the bait as soon as they turn their backs. 

 These birds lay up stores for the winter, and 

 are seldom seen in January, unless near ha- 

 bitations ; they are a kind of mock-bird ; 

 when caught, they pine away and die, though 

 their appetite never fails them. 



CORVUS, ii. Pica. 157. 13. Magpie. Brit. Zool. 

 Faun. Am. Sept. 9. 



Albany Fort, N 5. 



It is called Oue-ta-kee-aske, i. e. Heart-bird, 

 by the Indians. It is a bird of passage, and 

 rarely seen ; it agrees, in all respects, with 

 the European magpie, upon comparison. 



5. Picus, ) 12. Auratus. 174. 9. Gold-wing 

 Woodpecker. } Woodpecker. Faun. Am. Sept. 10. 

 Catesby, I. 18. 



Albany Fort, N 4. the large Woodpecker. 



The natives of America call this bird Oti-thcc- 



qua)i-nor-now, from the yellow colour of the 



shafts of the quill and underside of the tail 



feathers. It is a bird of passage; visits the 



D d cl 2 neigh- 



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