WOOD NOTES WILD. 



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The cat-bird is very active and demonstrative, espe- 

 cially if one approach the nest; which is commonly 

 found in low places near a brook, in some thicket of briars 

 or small bushes, or little alders, three or four feet from 

 the ground. The eggs are four or five in number, and 

 blue, very similar to the eggs of the robin. 



This bird received his name doubtless from the striking 

 resemblance his common tone bears to certain cries of the 

 cat. 



The cat-bird seems not to be a general favorite, but 

 surely he is a well-shaped bird, dressed with good taste, 

 too ; and he plays his part well in the every-day drama of 

 bird life. 



