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Show Oiljlo of ll. Oroa.lxati. Thero I111 alwn) leii a dltputc hi regirdtnlho (rtlty grntibcnk whkh hate tltltnl t 111 clly In kiigt Hoik nearly eriry winter for ten or twclto )carpait It ha been claimed Hint i they orlgluatml from itmimlicr of Iho birdtnf thk 1 peck hroinji. her In n fhlp from China an I turned looto by Mr. Wnlter MolTct. Otheri claim that I the blrdt aro native of 'Jilt eountiy, nnd are Identical with lit evening grott beak of tho mtdlleatatct. Among h I bird brought otcron thoColosu Crotn Hong Kong, to bo turned loot Ltr I nre nnuiuberofthetogrciMbouki, nhkti (.im to pruro that tho theory that the Hock here orljlnalcj from I Ir ! brought frcoi China by Waller JiuTut It (he trua cne. Oil rnldcnt tuy that tlioro wen no tuch bird buro lu early day. It It 1 eorcely potttb'e Hut the could liar emigrated here nter the Itocky tuoustaln. I'ortland Ore-(jonlaii. |
