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FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



but it is rather difficult to keep in health. It should be 

 fed the same as a Nightingale. 



Since the winter of 1880 these birds have not been ob- 

 served in Sussex, owing doubtless to the severe snow-storms 

 which then took place, and it is probable that it will be 

 a long time before they again become plentiful, as they are 

 not very migratory in their habits. 



