Lirds of Canada. 29 
CAT BIRD. 
Galeoscoptes carolinensis —The Cat Bird. 
This well known bird arrives in Canada about 
the middle of May. Its habits are so well known 
that a description is hardly necessary. General 
color, dark plumbeous; the under tail coverts, 
dark brown. In spring its song is varied, mellow, 
and sweet. It possesses to some extent the 
power to imitate the notes of other birds. 
Sometimes it mews like a cat, hence its name. 
Nests, in low bushes ; eggs, four, sometimes six, 
greenish-blue. It rears two broods in a season. 
About the middle of October the Cat Bird goes 
south. 
FAMILY SAXICOLIDA.. THE ROCK 
INHABITERS 
Sialia sialis—The Blue Bird. 
The Blue bird, is a common summer resident 
of Canada. General color, above, azure-blue ; 
beneath, reddish-brown. It is one ofthe earliest 
arrivals, making its appearance about the middle 
