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On December 29, while walking at a short distance from my 

 house, in Eoxbury, Mass., I was somewhat surprised to see a pair of 

 Bluebirds {Sialia sialis) fly up from a fence, near at hand, and alight 

 upon a tree not far off. There was, of course, no doubt as to their 

 identity, as a Bluebird is not easily mistaken. This bird usually 

 leaves us by the early part of November. On the same day, in 

 Sharon, Mass., a friend of Mr. Kuthven Deane actually shot a Blue- 

 bird out of a small flock. ' 



BuU. N,«.0. S.April, 1878. p. fi&i ' 



Wini^r Pood of Birds in the South. T «r f 

 O. S. Brunley . Raleigh, N. O. 7 ^ I 



Bluebird, {Sialia sialis). During October 

 and November this species feeds entirely on 

 Dogwood berries, but after they are all eaten, 

 which generally happens about the first week 

 I m December, they don't seem to have any par- 

 ticular preferences until about the new year, 

 when they begin to frequent the open fields, 

 I feeding on weeds, seeds and insects. 



O. & O. XII. July lae 7 p . /06- 



LlaaaaasSao, of If.T, 88-83 7^' 



I Sir. George B. Sennett said that Mr. Paul Babcock of New Jersey had 

 ifound in his chicken coop during 'the blizzard ' of last March an immense 

 number of birds, estimated at fully twenty-five hundred, that had taken 

 refuge there. Of these nearly one half were Bluebirds {Sialia sialis), 



