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is a square-built clumsy - looking, greyish - brown 

 bird, oddly marked with white eyelids and chin 

 and coal-black throat. It is a southern bird, a 

 member of the Carolinian fauna, and its regular 

 presence here attests the suitability of the rich 

 fields of P. E. Island as a home for the rovinij; 

 FringiUidae. • 



The Rose -breasted (irosl)eak ( Za/nelodia tu- 

 doviciana) is the shy beauty of the family, hiding 

 its brilliant plumes and delightful song in the 

 deep shadows of the ].)rimitive forest. It has 

 been seen most frequentl) n the old timber 

 growths of Lot 30, where its rich rolling song 

 adds a finer charm to the wild music of the 

 foaming streams. 



This bird is said to possess all the ciualities 

 of a first-class cage -bird, readily submitting to 

 confinement, and having vigor to endure it. 



Jlmerican ^tiirliug?. 



The Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) is a 

 rare bird with us. Last summer we saw 

 one on a sunny meadow oh the banks of the 



