LETTERS FROM ALABAMA. 
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white bands on the wings ; the sides are chestnut 
red^ and the under parts white. The iris of the 
eye^ which is red, imparts a peculiar aspect to its 
physiognomy. Its note resembles the word “ tow- 
he,” whence its common name. This little bird is 
considered a delicacy ; and several are spitted 
together and roasted like larks with us. This, in 
fact, constituted the inducement, but though pine- 
knots here do not cost much, I was tempted. to 
exclaim, Lejeu ne vaut pas la chandelier 
