ROSH-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 
GONIAPHEA LUDOVICIANA. 
HAVE had several interviews with this bird in dif- 
ferent states, but never when prepared to take more 
than his key-note; so I give his song mostly from mem- 
ory, feeling confident, however, of the accuracy of the 
main features and the spirit of it. 
The black and white dress of the grosbeak, his breast 
adorned with a brilliant rose star, instantly attracts the 
eye; and his loud, ringing song as surely arrests the ear. 
He sings rapidly and energetically, as if in a hurry to be 
through and off. No bird sings with more ardor. While 
on paper his song resembles the robin’s, and the key of 
E flat major and its relative minor are common to both, 
the voice and delivery are very unlike the robin’s. 
Loud and rapid. 
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