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Rural School Leaflet 



Catbird. — Size: Smaller than a robin. 



General color: Slaty gray above and below, with a black crown and a 

 chestnut patch beneath the tail. 



Distinctive features: Its slender build, uniform gray color, and habit 

 of keeping to the thickets will distinguish it. 



Catbird 



" / have heard you tell a tale 

 Tender as the nightingale, 

 Sweeter than the early thrush 

 Pipes at day-dawn from the bush. 



