. The book of birds : common birds of town and country and American game birds . f. ^ ■Il 1 v3 t, |k vJlyH l*^- ^ ® >a^»hH *< If ^■rnajflMHlPr ^■: i|£^ ^laa^^SSnH m. fl^H^P^ p^^,;* f: ^Hr 2M nH Jwwf tS^ m ^^SiS?^. ChickadeeBrown Creeper White-breasted NuthatchHouse Wren U CATBIRD (Dumetella carolinensis) Length, about 9 inches. The slaty grayplumage and black cap and tail are distinctive. Range: Breeds throughout the United Stateswest to New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, and Wash-ington, and in southern Canada; winters fromthe Gulf States to Panama. Habits and economic status: In many locali-tie
. The book of birds : common birds of town and country and American game birds . f. ^ ■Il 1 v3 t, |k vJlyH l*^- ^ ® >a^»hH *< If ^■rnajflMHlPr ^■: i|£^ ^laa^^SSnH m. fl^H^P^ p^^,;* f: ^Hr 2M nH Jwwf tS^ m ^^SiS?^. ChickadeeBrown Creeper White-breasted NuthatchHouse Wren U CATBIRD (Dumetella carolinensis) Length, about 9 inches. The slaty grayplumage and black cap and tail are distinctive. Range: Breeds throughout the United Stateswest to New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, and Wash-ington, and in southern Canada; winters fromthe Gulf States to Panama. Habits and economic status: In many locali-ties the catbird is one of the commonest growths are its favorite nesting placesand retreats, but berry patches and ornamentalshrubbery are not disdained. Hence the birdis a familiar dooryard visitor. The bird has afine song, unfortunately marred by occasionalcat calls. With habits similar to those of themocking bird and a song almost as varied, thecatbird has never secured a similar place inpopular favor. Half of its food consists offruit, and the cultivated crops most often in-jured are cherries, strawberries, raspberries,and blackberries. Beetles, ants, crickets, andgrasshoppers are the most import
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