Voices of the Dusk 



smaller than Melody the Wood Thrush, being 

 about one-fourth smaller than Welcome Robin. 

 He wore a brown coat but it was not as bright as 

 that of his cousin, Melody. His breast was some- 

 what faintly spotted with brown, and below he 

 was white. His sides were grayish-white and not 

 spotted like the sides of Melody. 



"I heard you singing and I just had to come over 

 to see you," cried Peter. 



" I hope you like my song," said Veery. "I love 

 to sing just at this hour and I love to think that 

 other people like to hear me." 



"They do," declared Peter most emphatically. 

 "I can't imagine how anybody could fail to like 

 to hear you. I came 'way over here just to sit a 

 while and listen. Won't you sing some more for 

 me, Veery ?" 



"I certainly will, Peter," replied Veery. "I 

 wouldn't feel that I was going to bed right if I 

 didn't sing until dark. There is no part of the 

 day I love better than the evening, and the only 

 way I can express my happiness and my love of 

 the Green Forest and the joy of just being back 

 here at home is by singing." 



Veery slipped out of sight, and almost at once his 



bell-like notes began to ring through the Green 



Forest. Peter sat right where he was, content to 



just listen and feel within himself the joy of being 



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