STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. 



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HERE is a good deal about the cat 

 bird which is interesting, though 

 I know most boys disUke him. 

 He is not beautifuL Far from it. 

 I^or is his song — that is, his proper, 

 Y every day song — at all sweet. If you 

 have never heard the notes of the cat bird, 

 you can get a pretty good idea of the music, 

 from the squalling of a poor kitten which has 

 lost its mother, and is wandering about in 

 search of a friend and something to eat. Still, 

 the cat bird is quite a mimic. He has a good 

 deal of talent in imitating the songs of other 

 birds, and at times his music is very sweet. 

 Indeed, he is sometimes called the mocking 

 bird, although improperly, as the true mocking 

 bird is not found, except in cages, as far north 

 as the latitude of Kew York. He is a native 



