THE BOHEMIAN CHATTERER.

Tur Waxen-wing Chatterer of Bohemia,
is a beautiful bird, about the size of a
large lark. It is crested on the head,
and the plumage is of a reddish-ash color,
with a black band over the eyes; and the
throat, the bill, and toes are black; the
irides are vermilion red, and the tail
black, tipped with yellow. This bird is
remarkable for the hardened appendages
at the tips of seven of its flag feathers.
It migrates in flocks, and is often seen in
the neighborhood of Edinburgh, Scotland,
in the month of February. It feeds on
insects and those berries which remain

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