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tree-feeders—Cmssbillx', Purple Finches and others live among the branches where they obtain fuonl. All Sparrows are hoppers, a habit which should

serve to tl’ tinguish certain of the grmrndyliving species, from the Horned Lark or Pipit. both of which are walkers,

Satin—'I‘hough varying greatly in vocal ability. most Finches are ﬁne singers.

wria: Bird is This? I'l/‘Ill 1),}{VI/7Hun.7x.l’l|:"ll. t In Crrmu yellow; hark ztay; lit-ll) “llllt'. nirgul pith u'llnwz \trrigrhars lr-Ilmv: tull lratlu-r: \iith “Ilik‘ Molth NUT ’ the Aincrimn Museum of Natural Hhmry. or snrne comparatively little»known bird, or

ram-h iiiiiiihi-i» ht Brim-LURE will contain a photograph. from specimens in

hiril in nhsrure plumage. the name ul u'hir'h will he withheld until the succeeding number of the nmgnuino, it being lielieretl that this method of arousing the student’s ciiiimiit will muh in imprb‘sing the hiril‘s rhmmm on his mind iii more >trongly than it its name “ere gitcn “itlt the piCItIIC.

The Species figured in February I5 ritnthiw‘s .Spnrl‘o“.

The Young Observers' Prize Contest

Young observers who are competing for the prize announced in February BIRDVLORE should send their ‘Notes on the Birds of February and March' to the Editor in April, A similar prize is now offered, that is, hooks to the value of two dollars, for the best seven or eight lttlndretl word article on ‘Notes on the Birds of April nntl Mayt'