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Tlie food consists of hawthorn and other 

 berries, worms, larvae, insects, seeds and 

 g-rains. 



They nest in April and May, in fir and 

 spruce trees, making- a neat nest of twigs, 

 grass leaves and pine needles. The eggs, five 

 or six in number, ■ resemble those of the 

 American blackbird. 



Wm. Rolfe, 

 Twickenham. 



^be Mr^nech* 



It is a small bird of the woodpecker family, 

 so called from its habit of turning- the head in 

 various directions. It is about seven inches 

 long, of a rusty ash color, irreg-ularly spotted 

 and speckled with brown and black; the col- 

 ors are prettily distributed, and the form is 

 elegant. 



The bill is short, straight and acute; the 

 tongue is extensive and ends in a simple 

 horny tip; wings pointed, the first quill very 

 short, and the third the longest; tail rounded 



