290 CITIZEN BIRD 



" No, my lads," said the Doctor, '' we should probably 

 be more humble than we are now, and realize how very 

 little House People really know about the wonderful 

 lives of those creatures w^e commonly call ' dumb 

 animals.' " 



" You haven't given us any table for the Wood 

 Pewee," said Dodo, who always took great pleasure in 

 writing in her little book. '' I like to hear it, though I 

 can't write it now." 



The Wood Pewee 



Length six and a half inches. Wings much longer than the 

 tail, and feet very small. 



Upper parts dark brown with an olive shade, and light bars on 

 the wings ; top of the head not darker than the back, and under 

 side of the beak not black. 



Under parts yellowish-white with a tinge of dark gray along the 

 sides and across the breast. 



Looks very much like the Phoebe, but you can tell them apart 

 if you attend carefully to the tables. 



A Citizen of North America from Florida to Canada and w^est to 

 the plains. Travels beyond the United States for the winter. 



A good Citizen and shy neiglibor. A member of the guild of 

 Sky Sweepers. 



