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grafs, and built in pine trees ; they have 

 two, rarely three, young ones at a time j their 

 eggs are blue ; they fly in pairs ; the male 

 and female are perfectly alike ; they fscd 

 on black mofs, worms, and even flefh. When 

 near habitations or tents, they are apt to pilfer 

 every thing they can come at, even fait meat j 

 they are bold, and come' into the tents to 

 eat victuals out of the dimes. They watch 

 perfons baiting the traps for martins, and de- 

 vour the bait as foon as they turn their backs, 

 Thefe birds lay up ftores for the winter, and 

 are feldom ken in January, unlefs near ha- 

 bitations -j they are a kind of mock-bird j 

 when caught, they pine away and die, though 

 their appetite never fails them. 



Corvus, 11. Pica. 157. 13. Magpie. Brit. Zooh 



Faun. Am. Sept. 9. 

 Albany Fort, N° 5. 



It is called Que-ta-kee-ajke, i. e. Heart-bird, 

 by the Indians. It is a bird of pailage, and 

 rarely feen -, it agrees, in all refpe&s, with 

 the European magpie, upon comparifon. 



5. Picus, "I12. Auratus. 174, 9. Gold-wing 

 Woodpecker. J Woodpecker. Faun. Am. Sept. 10. 



Catefby, I. 18. 

 Albany Fort, N° 4. the large Woodpecker. 



The natives of America call this bird Qu-thee- 



qua?2-nar-now i from the yellow colour of the 



fhafts of the quill and underfide of the tail 



feathers. It is a bird of paffage ; vifits the 



D d d 2 neigh_ 



