. Department circular. Agriculture. Two imitators — the starling and the catbird. shrike and a chickadee (not the so-called phoebe song of the chickadee, but a much closer imitation that so deceived him that he recorded the phoebe's arrival prematurely for four successive years). He asserts that he has seen the black and white warbler utter the note of the chipping sparrow, the red- eyed vireo imitate the wood thrush, and the yellow-breasted chat mimic the bobwhite. The mockingbird, which imitates many species, is rare in Massachusetts, but the European star- ling is fast becoming abundant. It
. Department circular. Agriculture. Two imitators — the starling and the catbird. shrike and a chickadee (not the so-called phoebe song of the chickadee, but a much closer imitation that so deceived him that he recorded the phoebe's arrival prematurely for four successive years). He asserts that he has seen the black and white warbler utter the note of the chipping sparrow, the red- eyed vireo imitate the wood thrush, and the yellow-breasted chat mimic the bobwhite. The mockingbird, which imitates many species, is rare in Massachusetts, but the European star- ling is fast becoming abundant. It mocks the meadowlark and other birds, and there are starlings with powers of mimicry second only to those of the mockingbird. INIr. Adrian P. Whiting of Plymouth records that on March 2, 1919, he watched some starlings, one or more of which imitated the English sparrow, red-winged blackbird, blue jay, barn swallow, red-shouldered hawk, bobwhite, purple martin, wood. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts. Dept. of Agriculture. Boston, Mass.
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