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Monday 
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near Sir:- 
The last week in Jan , a doz or so of the Birds 
were here feeding on frozen apples and apple pomace. My neigh- 
bor Thompson got all he wanted as they were all birds of the first 
year and not a red male in the flock. The name given Pine Gros - 
beak , is entirely misplaced, they are a Spruce Bullf inch , no more 
nor less. They live and breed in the Spruce belt above the Pine 
and as I have fully verified in northern Vermont, often dash down 
to the valleys for berries and to dwellings for cherries, and af- 
ter feeding, wheel off to the mountain tops. Some three years 
ago, the Evening Grosbeak paid us a visit. I got one, the first 
and only one I ever saw,- to me, invaluable. 
I have 20 quail under my special care this winter doing finely. 
A 50 acre swamp on the farm gives us exclusive privileges in re- 
gard to partridge, quail, pigeons, rabbits, hawks, owls &c &c. 
P. S. And truest respects to Mr. Colburn. 
Yours 
B. Horsford. 0 
Pine Grosbeaks. — - Saw six Pine Gros- 
beaks, Dec. 17. They were very tame — al- 
most touched one with my hand — no old 
ones among them — these are the first speci- 
mens noted this sep^on . — Jolyn H. Sage. 
r 
C. M. Jones, Eastford, Conn., writes that 
Brief Notes. 
beak 
O.&O.V0I.I8, Feb.^893 *>.31 
