Birds of Canada. 33 



CAT BIRD. 



Galeoscoptes carolinensis. The Cat Bird. 



This well known bird arrives in Canada about 

 the middle of May. Its habits are so well known 

 that a description is hardly necessary. General 

 color, dark plumbeous ; the under tail coverts, 

 dark brown. In spring its song is varied, mellow, 

 and sweet. It possesses to some extent the 

 power to imitate the notes of other birds. 

 Sometimes it mews like a cat, hence its name. 

 Nests, in low bushes ; eggs, four, sometimes six, 

 greenish-blue. It rears two broods in a season. 

 About the middle of October the Cat Bird goes 

 south. 



FAMILY SAXICOLID^E. THE ROCK 

 INHABITERS. 



Sialia sialis. The Blue Bird. 



The Blue Bird, is a common summer resident 

 of Canada. General color, above, azure-blue ; 

 beneath, reddish-brown. It is one of the earliest 

 arrivals, making its appearance about the middle 



