. Stories about birds, with pictures to match . STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. 227 «llB (Cut %ixl. HERE is a good deal about the catbird which is interesting, thoughI know most boys disUke is not beautifuL Far from ^or is his song—that is, his proper,Y every day song—at all sweet. If youhave never heard the notes of the cat bird,you can get a pretty good idea of the music,from the squalling of a poor kitten which haslost its mother, and is wandering about insearch of a friend and something to eat. Still,the cat bird is quite a mimic. He has a gooddeal of talent in imitating the songs of other
. Stories about birds, with pictures to match . STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. 227 «llB (Cut %ixl. HERE is a good deal about the catbird which is interesting, thoughI know most boys disUke is not beautifuL Far from ^or is his song—that is, his proper,Y every day song—at all sweet. If youhave never heard the notes of the cat bird,you can get a pretty good idea of the music,from the squalling of a poor kitten which haslost its mother, and is wandering about insearch of a friend and something to eat. Still,the cat bird is quite a mimic. He has a gooddeal of talent in imitating the songs of otherbirds, and at times his music is very , he is sometimes called the mockingbird, although improperly, as the true mockingbird is not found, except in cages, as far northas the latitude of Kew York. He is a native 228 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. of the Southern States, where he fills the woodswith his sweet music, delighting every bodywho hears him. The nest of the cat bird is quite a you ever discover one of these nests in theswamp, in the spring of the year? Ma
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