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Description: Orange, with black head, upper 

 back, wings and tail. The wings and tail with 

 orange and white markings. Bill black. 



Size and Shape: Length 7.5 inches (same 

 as Wood Thrush). 



Song: A lively and clear whistle of usually 

 five notes, the third or more rarely the fourth, 

 the highest. 



Seasonal Abundance: Arrives May ist and 

 is very conspicuous during the breeding season, 

 but almost unobservable in the late summer 

 and early fall. One of the first birds to disap- 

 pear for the moulting period. 





14. CATBIRD 



Haunts : Low bushes. 



Description : Dark slate-gray. Crown black- 

 ish. Tail and wings darker. Under parts 

 lighter. Chestnut under tail-coverts. 



Size and Shape: Length 8.9 inches. Slender, 

 with narrow bill. 



Song: A medley of warbling, squeaking, and 

 imitative sounds, usually uttered from the top of 

 some bush. Also a mewing "Nee" like a cat. 



Seasonal Abundance: Arrives late in April. 



Remarks: Of the same family and with 

 the same type of song as the Mockingbird, but 

 its vocal ability is far more limited. 



15. KINGBIRD 



Haunts : Near fields. 



Description: Dark gray above; silky white 

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