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throat and breast, buffy white on belly. It is known by 

 the long forked tail which is dark with white spots. 

 Famous for its mud nest, it is found in open country 

 about barns in America generally. 



Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) . About ten inches 

 long, soft gray above, dull white beneath, wings and tail 



Mockingbird 



black and white, with no black on head — the Mocking- 

 bird is famous for its song, and is found in United States 

 north to New Jersey. 



Catbird {Dumetella carolinensis) . This northern Mock- 

 ingbird is about nine inches long, dark slate in color, with 

 a black-brown cap, black tail and a red patch "on the 

 seat of its pants." It abounds in the Eastern States 

 and Canada, north to Ottawa, Saskatchewan and British 

 Columbia. 



Common, House Wren {Troglodytes aedon). This little 

 fairy is about five inches long; soft brown above and brown- 



