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Waterton, who had a special affection for it ever aftei^wards. 

 The illustration is taken from a sketch of this very specimen, 

 as it stood in his museum, 



Troupials. — There are many of these birds, the best known 

 of which is the Rice Troupial {Dolichonyx orizivorus). 



It obtains its name from its extreme fondness for rice and 

 is sometimes called the rice-bunting. As it has a very wide 

 range, is extremely plentiful, and possesses a beautiful voice, it 

 has received a variety of popular names, such as butter-bird, 

 because it becomes so fat in harvest time ; reed-bird, because it 

 is fond of settling in vast numbers among seeds ; bob-o-link, 

 bob-linkum, &c. 



Trumpeter, sometimes called Waracaba [Fsophia crejntcms). 



— This bird is allied to the crane. Waterton mentions thai 

 it can be domesticated, and in such cases, it usually considers 

 the house as its own, and is madly jealous of any other pet 

 which it fancies may deprive it of its master's affections. As 

 for cats, it cannot bear them, and always turns them out of 



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