oft-repeated warble, uttered with open quivering wings, and is extremely pleas- 

 ing. In his motions and general character he has great resemblance to the Robin 

 Redbreast of Great Britain. Like the latter bird he is known to almost every 

 child, and shows as much confidence in man by associating with him in summer 

 as the Redbreast by his familiarity in winter. He is also of a mild and peaceful 

 disposition, seldom fighting or quarreling with other birds. His societ} is courted 

 by the inhabitants of the country, and few farmers neglect to provide 1 dt him, in 

 some suitable place, a snug little summer-house, ready fitted and rent tree. For 

 this he more than repays them by the cheerfulness of his song, and the mu'titude of 

 injurious insects he daily destroys. 



Toward fall, that is, in the month of October, his song changes to .single 

 plaintive note, as he passes over the yellow, many-colored woods, and its melan- 

 choly air recalls to our minds the approaching decay of the face of nature. Even 

 after the trees are stripped of their leaves he still lingers over his native fields, 

 as if loth to le&ve them. About the middle or end of November few if any Blue- 

 birds are seen ; but with every return of mild and open weather we hear their 

 plaintive note amidst the fields, or in the air, seeming to deplore the devastations 

 of winter. Indeed the Bluebird appears scarcely ever totally to forsake us, but 

 to follow fair weather through all its journeyings till the return of spring. 



During the summer the Bluebird is found throughout the eastern United 

 States and as far west as the Rocky Mountains ; it ranges as far north as Nova 

 Scotia, Ontario and Manitoba. In winter it migrates in flocks from the northern 

 regions, flying to Cuba and the southern States, where it may be found all winter. 

 As far north as the latitude of New York a few are generally present throughout 

 the winter. 



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