704. Galeoscoptes carolinensis 



CATBIRD. 8 1-2 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above and below slate colored ; crown 

 black; a chestnut spot under the tail. 



A bird of the shrubbery, usually near water, often on the ground. 

 Notice their tails ; they flirt them a good deal, droop them when 

 singing and spread them wide when flying. Common summer resi- 

 dent in Massachusetts. Arrives early in May. 



Song. Full, loud and happy, quite like the Brown Thrasher's. 

 Common note, a " mew " like a cat. 

 Nest. In a thicket near the ground. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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