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Trotter, So,ne Nova Scotia Birds. 



the ominous croak for the caw of a C ow MZZTrT' 

 was the hoarse bark of a seal on the outer reefs "h 7 

 took a direction quite different fro. that whil the CrowtZk^ 

 when leaving this small island. The Crows w^r. , 



ther side of the bay which I afterwards learned was known o be 

 a haunt of the weird bird Durinp- th^ f^ii ■ ^"o^n to be 



Some northern members of ,he finch family ,ere at home in 



Pine G,Lta„ "™ °'" »» 



Ail that I had read and heard from ,h„,e who had observed 



appeared shy. J he clear, loud whistling song would sound for 

 long distances over the woods and open'savannas. Eve 't^L 

 while during the day one or more of these birds would be sw l 

 rom the top of some tall spruce or fir. After delivering i son^ 

 for some time the bird, when undisturbed, would sS nlv flf 

 down into the dense cover of the woods hut if '".'^''^"'3' 



