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lewis' AMERICAN SPORTSMAN. 



MEMORANDA. 



1. Reed Birds are well known throughout the whole extent 

 of our country ; they breed in the North, pass the summer in 

 the Middle States, the autumn in the South, and the winter in 

 the West Indies. 



2. In the North, they are called Bobolinks; in Pennsylvania 

 and Delaware, Reed Birds; in the South, Rice Buntings, or Mea- 

 dow Birds; in Jamaica, Butter Birds. 



3. They build their nests on the ground, and raise but one 

 brood in a season, consisting of four to six young. 



4. The flavor of the Reed Bird is quite equal to that of the 

 far-famed Ortolan of Europe. 



5. The plumage of the males during the summer resembles 

 that of the females so closely that it is difficult to tell them 

 apart; the young Bird at this season also resembles the female 

 in its plumage. 



