18 BIRD-KEEPER'S MANUAL. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES. The male of 

 this bird has the whole of the upper parts, and 

 the tail, which is long and rounded at the end, 

 of a brownish red. There are two bars of white 

 on the wing, and the lower parts are of a yellow- 

 ish white, with long pointed spots of black. The 

 female has the white on its wing much narrow- 

 er, and has fewer spots on the breast ; otherwise 

 they are very much alike. 



LOCATION. Found throughout the United 

 States. In the Southern and Western Resident. 



THE RED-BREASTED THRUSH OR ROBIN. 



This is a hardy, vigorous, and well known 

 bird, handsome in shape, beautiful in his plumage, 

 and graceful in his attitudes; and, although he 

 is a heavy bird of his size, there is none pos- 

 sessed of more agility, and who will leap lighter 

 on their perch than the Robin. It is delightful 

 to hear him salute the opening morn with his 

 fine mellow note ; he will also imitate other 

 birds, and a good singing Robin is a valuable 

 cage bird, for it is not every bird that will sing in 

 a cage, at least the first and second year. I have 

 at present a beautiful male bird who was a year 



