. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. THRUSHES -o/ and whose plumage is also very beautiful, while its peculiarly sweet and joyous warble is a surer sign of approaching spring than is the ap])ear- ance of its larger relative. For. although prac- tically all of the Robins who breed in the tem- perate zone migrate to warmer latitudes in the autumn, their places arc taken bv liirds who have bred further north, so that the species is usually well represented in its northern range even in the dead of winter and where the snow lies deep. At these times, and especially when the weather is very
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. THRUSHES -o/ and whose plumage is also very beautiful, while its peculiarly sweet and joyous warble is a surer sign of approaching spring than is the ap])ear- ance of its larger relative. For. although prac- tically all of the Robins who breed in the tem- perate zone migrate to warmer latitudes in the autumn, their places arc taken bv liirds who have bred further north, so that the species is usually well represented in its northern range even in the dead of winter and where the snow lies deep. At these times, and especially when the weather is very severe, the Robins are most likel\- to be fiiund in wooded swamps, where there is plentv .if cover. The Piluel)ird also disjilays charming confi- dence in the friendliness of luan, and occasionally stays in the north during the winter months; but the Robin is, after all, the more characteristic (if the two birds, and the more in evidence, too. because of its fondness for the lawns, and the trustfidness which it displays by building its nest and rearing its lusty family ( who also take. Drawing hy R. T. Brasher ROBIN l; nat. size) Everybody knows the Robin and ought to welcome and protect him. 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 Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943. New York, The University Society
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