134 JOURNAL GF A VOYAGE THROUGH THE

pete, LE was very much furprifed on walking in the woods at fuch an incle-
“~~ ment period of the year, to be faluted with the finging of birds, while.
they feemed by their vivacity to be a€tuated by the invigorating power
of a more genial feafon. Of thefe birds the male was fomething lefs
than the robin; part of his body is of a delicate fawn colour, and his

neck, breaft, and belly, of a deep {carlet; the wings are black, edged.

with fawn colour, and two white ftripes running acrofs them; the tail is
variegated, and the head crowned with a tuft. The female is fmaller
than the male, and of a fawn colour throughout, except on the neck,
which is enlivened by an hue of glofly yellow. I have no doubt but
they are conftant inhabitants of this climate, as well as fome other {mall
birds which we faw, of a grey colour.

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