. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual . mn, until the approach of winter,they are equally attached to the berries of the Virginia juniper,as well as those of the sour-gum tree and the also feed late in the season on ripe persimmons, smallwinter-grapes, bird-cherries, the fruit of the pride of China,and other fruits. The kernels and seeds of these, uninjured bythe action of the stomach, are strewed about, and thus acci-dentally planted in abundance wherever these birds their prototype, the preceding speci
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual . mn, until the approach of winter,they are equally attached to the berries of the Virginia juniper,as well as those of the sour-gum tree and the also feed late in the season on ripe persimmons, smallwinter-grapes, bird-cherries, the fruit of the pride of China,and other fruits. The kernels and seeds of these, uninjured bythe action of the stomach, are strewed about, and thus acci-dentally planted in abundance wherever these birds their prototype, the preceding species, the migrations,and time and place of breeding, are influenced by their supplyof food. In the spring of 1831 they arrived in this vicinity asusual; but in consequence of the failure of cherries, scarcelyany were bred, and very few were either to be heard or seenin the vicinity. In parts of New England this bird is knownby the name of the Canada Robin ; and by the French Cana-dians it is fancifully called Rccollet, from the color of its crestresembling that of the hood of this religious NORTHERN SHRIKE. BUTCHER BIRD. Lanius borealis. Char. Above, bluish ash, paler on rump ; under parts dull white, withfine wavy lines of brownish gray; bar on side of head black; wings andtail black tipped with white; white patch on wing; outer tail featherswhite. Length g}{ to lo^ inches. A^est. In a tree or low bush ; large and roughly made of sticks andgrass, lined with leaves or feathers. £g;:^s. 4-6; dull gray with green tint, spotted with lilac and brown ; 1-05 X This little wary Northern hunter is most commonly seen inthis part of the continent at the commencement of winter, afew remaining with us throughout that season. They extendtheir wanderings, according to Audubon, as far as Natchez,and are not uncommon in Kentucky in severe winters. InMarch they retire to the North, though some take up theirsummer abode in the thickest forests in Pennsylvania and NewEngland. The nes
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