761. Merula migratoria 
AMERICAN ROBIN. 10 inches 
Male. Above brownish gray; head and tail black. Below chest- 
nut; throat streaked with black and white. Female. Similar, 
-but colors duller. 
Robins ‘migrate and roost in flocks. Hop and run; flight straight 
and strong. Common summer resident in Massachusetts, some 
winter in cedar swamps. Arrives in March. 
Song. A _ loud, happy, where-are-you ? where-are-you? repeated 
and interspersed with whistles. 
Nest. In trees or bushes not very high up, made of mud, grasses, 
etc. 
Breeds. Throughout New England. 
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