28 THE FIRST BOOK OF BIRDS 
are often as bright as their mates, because they 
cannot be seen while sitting, and do not need to 
wear dull colors. 
A curious thing about a bird’s color is that 
the same species, or kind of bird, is darker in 
one place than another. Where there is much 
dampness or wet weather, the colors are darker. 
For instance, a bob-white who lives in Florida, 
or one who lives in Oregon, will be much darker 
than his cousin living in New England. 
