The Mockingbird of the Arnold Arboretum 



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tree native to Central China. On Saturday, January 29, 192 1, the day on which 

 this article was written, I visited the same locality and had the pleasure of 

 seeing him on the ground near the same tree. He looked sleek and well- 

 groomed; there was not a feather out of place. He was more plump than at 

 any time when I had previously seen him and looked fully able to withstand 

 the rigors of many more of our winters. 



I trust that he will continue to care so ably for himself and that he will 

 enjoy his hermit life (for hermit he surely is) for many years to come. At 

 least let us hope that he will live a bird-life of such extension as would be in 

 keeping with the length of the name of the tree on whose fruit he is gaining 

 his sustenance at the time this article is written. 



ENGLISH SPARROW AND NEST 

 Photographed by Arthur A. Jeffrey, Missouri 



