150 Mr. Peabody on the 
plumage here. Their appearance here is various; 
but generally they are white and rusty brown. In 
the summer they are said to sing sweetly, but their 
strains are wasted on the desert air. Some h 
been known to rear their young in the White Monit 
tains of New Hampshire. : 
The Brack-rHROATED Buntixne, Emberiza Amer- 
icana, is found in high meadows near the salt water 
marshes, from the middle of May till the last of Au- 
gust, when it returns to the south, and spends the 
winter in countries beyond the boundaries of the 
Union. Early in summer, they feed on caterpillars 
and insects, and are among the destroyers of. the 
pernicious canker-worm. Their note is constantly 
heard from every level field of grass or grain; they 
often perch on some low tree, and there for a long 
time breathe out their simple and unpretending song. 
At these times, they may be approached without 
taking wing; they seem to be friendly to man, t0 
other birds, and to each other. In August they be 
come silent, and not long after, leave us for the 
south, going beyond the extremity of the Union. 
The Scanner Tawacrm, Tanagra rubra, is 4 
have | 
splendid summer resident in this State. He is te. 
tired in his habits, but not distrustful, and as he 
often comes into enclosures, he is well known by his 
rich and elegant plumage, and the sweet variety of 
his song. His common note isa chip, chirr, repeated 
at short intervals, in such a tone that it is very 
difficult for the hearer to determine whence the 
