. Bird neighbors : an introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . Conspicuously Red of any Shade constitute their food in summer, the berries of evergreens inwinter. To a bird so gay of color, charming of voice, social, andtrustful of disposition, surely a few blossoms might be sparedwithout grudging. The American Robin (Merula migratoria) Thrush family Called also: RED-BREASTED OR MIGRATORY THRUSH;ROBIN-REDBREAST Length—lo inches. Male—Dull brownish olive-gray above. Head black; tail brown-ish black, with exter
. Bird neighbors : an introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . Conspicuously Red of any Shade constitute their food in summer, the berries of evergreens inwinter. To a bird so gay of color, charming of voice, social, andtrustful of disposition, surely a few blossoms might be sparedwithout grudging. The American Robin (Merula migratoria) Thrush family Called also: RED-BREASTED OR MIGRATORY THRUSH;ROBIN-REDBREAST Length—lo inches. Male—Dull brownish olive-gray above. Head black; tail brown-ish black, with exterior feathers white at inner tip. Wingsdark brownish. Throat streaked with black and eyelids. Entire breast bright rusty red; whitish belowthe tail. Female—Duller and with paler breast, resembling the male in —North America, from Mexico to arctic —March. October or November. Often resident throughout the year. It seems almost superfluous to write a line of descriptionabout a bird that is as familiar as a chicken; yet how can thisnearest of our bird neighbors be passed without a reference?Prob
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