OF BIRDS. 
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The birds of this Genus inhabit in great num¬ 
bers the warmer climates of America. There 
is a great refcmblance in their habits, and charac¬ 
ter, to the common Sparrows ; like them they 
feed upon grain, fly low, and take fliort, and in¬ 
terrupted flights; and are of a fociable difpofition, 
approaching the habitations of men ; but they 
excel them in the beauty of their plumage. 
They frequent only dry Situations, and lay but 
two, or at moft three eggs at a time; but as they 
live in fo warm a climate, they breed in every 
feafon of the year; ani thus compenfate for the 
fmail number which they produce at a time, 
2nd this is indeed the cafe with many birds, that 
inhabit the torrid zone. 
The RED-BREASTED TANAGER. 
Its plumage is moftly black, the forehead, throat and 
bread red. 
Thefe birds inhabit Cayenne, Guiana, Mexico, 
and other parts of America; feed on fruits, ap¬ 
proach the habitations of men, and are generally 
feen in pairs. 
Their neft is of a cylindrical form, compofed of 
leaves, and dried fibres; and fufpended from the 
branch 
