. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 294 AMERICAN 0ENITHOLOGY. CATBIRD. O- U. No. 704 (Galeoscoptes carolinensis.) RANGE. Eastern United States and southern Canada (in the interior); west to the Rocky Mountains. Winters from the Southern States to Pan- ama. DESCRIPTION. Length, about 8 in.; extent, about 11 in.; tail, in. Adults and young: crown, black; under tail coverts, chestnut; rest of plumage, gray, lighter beneath, darker above and shading into nearly black on the tail; NEST AND Catbirds nest in thickets, vines, bushes or low trees. It is rarely placed more than
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 294 AMERICAN 0ENITHOLOGY. CATBIRD. O- U. No. 704 (Galeoscoptes carolinensis.) RANGE. Eastern United States and southern Canada (in the interior); west to the Rocky Mountains. Winters from the Southern States to Pan- ama. DESCRIPTION. Length, about 8 in.; extent, about 11 in.; tail, in. Adults and young: crown, black; under tail coverts, chestnut; rest of plumage, gray, lighter beneath, darker above and shading into nearly black on the tail; NEST AND Catbirds nest in thickets, vines, bushes or low trees. It is rarely placed more than ten feet from the ground, and is much oftener found at less than six feet. The nests vary considerable in composition, but are commonly made of twigs, grass, leaves and rootlets or grapevine; it is nearly always lined with fine black roots. HABITS. The Catbird or "Mockingbird of the North" is a common dweller in. 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 Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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