. The children's book of birds . ct, but hasto learn it. It is supposed by those who havestudied bird ways that he learns it from the oldbird before he leaves the nest. XVII THE GROSBEAK BEANCH (Fringillidce) — Continued The third division of this family is of gros-beaks. These are the largest of the group, andnearly the size of a robin, with very big live in trees and wear some bright are also fine singers. In the Eastern States, and west to Missouri, isfound the Rose-bkeastbd Grosbeak. He is abeautiful bird, black and white, with a gorgeousrose-colored patch on his whi
. The children's book of birds . ct, but hasto learn it. It is supposed by those who havestudied bird ways that he learns it from the oldbird before he leaves the nest. XVII THE GROSBEAK BEANCH (Fringillidce) — Continued The third division of this family is of gros-beaks. These are the largest of the group, andnearly the size of a robin, with very big live in trees and wear some bright are also fine singers. In the Eastern States, and west to Missouri, isfound the Rose-bkeastbd Grosbeak. He is abeautiful bird, black and white, with a gorgeousrose-colored patch on his white breast, and thesame color on the inside of his wings. You cansee him in the picture. His mate is modest instripes of brown and huffy white. A lady whom I know in New England has hadthree of these birds hving tame in her house,hardly at all confined to a cage. Each one waspicked up when just out of the nest and so injuredthat it could not care for itself. It was carefullyfed and reared in the house, and thus saved kOSE-KR K ASTEL) (^ROSH tAK THE GROSBEAK BRANCH 87 One o£ the three was a female, who was astame as a domestic cat, and Hved in the housefour or five years. She was a fine singer,though never a loud one. She kept the familycats in their place by pecking at their toes whenthey came near, so they had respect for her. Another was a young singer who had his billcrossed, so that he could not feed himself. Hewas nearly dead for want of food when he wasfound. She fed him carefully and brought himup, though she had always to feed him is a good deal to do, for birds want to befed very often. These birds who lived in a house, and werenot taught by their parents, never gave the com-mon song of the species, but made up songs oftheir own. They lived several years with theirfriend, who was very fond of them. The rose-breasted grosbeak is one who putson his gay colors only for the nesting that is over, and he moults, and gets hisnew winter s
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