Bob White and Carol the Meadow Lark 



"I guess," said he, "I could find it if I wanted to. 

 I guess it isn't any better hidden than Mrs. Meadow 

 Lark's, and I found that. Some folks aren't as 

 smart as they think they are." 



Bob White, who is sometimes called Quail and 

 sometimes called Partridge, and who is neither, 

 chuckled heartily. " Go ahead, old Mr. Curiosity, 

 go ahead and hunt all you please," said he. "It's 

 funny to me how some folks think themselves 

 smart when the truth is they simply. have been 

 lucky. You know well enough that you just 

 happened to find Carol's nest. If you happen to 

 find mine, I won't have a word to say." 



Bob White took a long breath, tipped his head 

 back until his bill was pointing right up in the 

 blue, blue sky, and with all his might whistled his 

 name, "Bob Bob White ! Bob Bob White !" 



As Peter looked at him it came over him that 

 Bob White was the plumpest bird of his acquaint- 

 ance. He was so plump that his body seemed 

 almost round. The shortness of his tail added 

 to this effect, for Bob has a very short tail. The 

 upper part of his coat was a handsome reddish- 

 brown with dark streaks and light edgings. His 

 sides and the upper part of his breast were of the 

 same handsome reddish-brown, while underneath 

 he was whitish with little bars of black. His 

 throat was white, and above each eye was a broad 

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