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appearance and bearing—a thoroughbred 
among birds. Cardinals are abundant, and a 
brilliant red bird on a fresh green branch of 
the ocotilla, with the deep blue sky for back- 
ground, is a memorable sight indeed. 
It may appear from this that a region where 
the saguaros stand erect upon the red-brown 
slopes of the lava peaks; where the ranges 
rise from the opal desert like enchanted islands 
from the sea—has a distinguished and beau- 
tiful personality: and there is room—ten 
thousand miles stretching around you, under 
the broad blue sky._ 
