. "Every bird;" a guide to the identification of the birds of woodland, beach and ocean. With one hundred and twenty-four line illustrations . Ax-MERICAN ROBIN, Species: M. migratoria. No. 124. Genus: Merula. Distribution: Abundant summer resident of all New England, wintering inprotected localities as far north as New Hampshire. Date of Arrival:March first. Date of Departure:November 15. General Plumage: Upper parts grayish black, darker on head and tail andmarked with white; ujider parts reddish brown; upper throatand under tail coverts white, marked with black. Bill yellow,black tipped, fee
. "Every bird;" a guide to the identification of the birds of woodland, beach and ocean. With one hundred and twenty-four line illustrations . Ax-MERICAN ROBIN, Species: M. migratoria. No. 124. Genus: Merula. Distribution: Abundant summer resident of all New England, wintering inprotected localities as far north as New Hampshire. Date of Arrival:March first. Date of Departure:November 15. General Plumage: Upper parts grayish black, darker on head and tail andmarked with white; ujider parts reddish brown; upper throatand under tail coverts white, marked with black. Bill yellow,black tipped, feet dark. Length about Song and Other Notes: A familiar and pleasant song, a chirp, and loud : Found in all localities and growths. Undoubtedly our most common bird. 114 WOODLAND No. 125. BLUEBIRD. Genus: Sialia. Species: S. sialis. Distribution: An abundant summer resident of New England, breeding un-commonly along its northern limits. Wintering in Con-necticut. Date of Arrival-March first. Date of Departure:November. General Plumage: Upper parts brilliant blue; under parts chestnut. Femalesand young birds showing much duller plumage. Bill andfeet dark. Length about Song and Other Notes: A half mournful, half cheerful warble, a low call note. Haunts: A bird of the orchard, garden and woodland. MARSH AND SWAMP BIRDS. 116 MARSH AND SWAMP BIRDS. No. 126. AMERICAN BITTERN. Order: Herodiones, Genus: Botaurus. Family: Ardeidae. Species: B. lentiginosus. Distribution: A summer resident of New England. Date of Arrival: Middle of April. Date of Departure:November. General Plumage: Upper parts brown, buff and grayish, head slaty; underparts cream buff, streaked with brownish and grayish ; sidesof neck marked with a sliining black streak. Immaturedeeper buff. Bill
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