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non-commissioned officer Maritimes, Obs. 
the white-throated sparrow.
- 1849 It [the peabody bird] is also called the non-commissioned officer, as its note is like that of one calling for "pen and ink, pen and ink, pen and ink. . . ."
- 1849 It [the peabody bird] is also called the non-commissioned officer, as its note is like that of one calling for "pen and ink, pen and ink, pen and ink. . . ."