Tin; \-in:i;>. \\ 



b*. Under part* whin-li ; primaric* tlnely )>arral; no white lino over the 



eye Wi:>\. 7-.MA. WKKTKK.V HOI-HI WKEN. 



t*. I'lnler part* w hiii-h ; priinurii> not barred ; a white line over the eye. 



719. KK WICK'S WHICH. 



A. Under |>*rt* l>mwnih,tuu-l\ t.urn-.l with l.lack. 7'J^. WIXTEH WMKM. 

 e. Hack with w ! 



1 .* contiric.l { t!i- .-.-iiti-r of tin- hack; a white line over 



the eye ....... 7 -">. !.%. mi i KI> M. \K-II W I:KN and race*. 



' < .mi, back, and rti streaked with white. 



724. SHOUT-BILLED MxHM! WREN. 



703. Mlmus polyplotto* / "" M... KIM. mm.. /!</. I' 

 M)IV ; in_'s uiiil lull t'tiM'Diis ; liu-.nl half of tin- priinarioi whiU-; outer tail- 

 f.atln-r \\liit.', ii. \t ni.'.-tly \\hiti-.thir.l ulxnit half white; uii.U-r (>artt< soiled 



I... U'-.v.; \\.. . ; i;., :... 



. Tho M'Xi-j* ran not lie ilintin(.'uih>-<l in color. 



.'-U trotii tin- HahHinu.s iin.l .Mexico to southern Ill'mom and 

 northern New .lertK-y, and rurely { Maa. -liiiMt-ttn ; winters from Virginia 

 Miuthward. 



in^'ton, iini-oiniii.iii I'. i:. t le niiiiieroii> in winter. <'iunl>ri<lK'f, rare 

 S. K.. M.-h. i 



.'t' i-.>ar-e twit'-, weed .-.tulk.x. etc., lined with rootlcta, c<tt">n, ct.-., in 

 tliiokftit. onini;e tree.s, i-tc. f.i/i/i, four t<> MX, jiuk- greenish him- or l>lui*h 

 white, M>iiietiines with a )>n>wni>h tiinre, ratlier hciivily i|x>tt-<l and l>lotche<l, 

 ohierty at the larger enl, with einnamon- or rufoii.s-l.rmvn, !(>) x -~->. 



The Mockinu'l'inl might be called our national sonp-l>ird; his re- 

 markable vocal powers have made him famous the world over, while 

 our rnon- retiring Tlmi>hcs are scarcely to In- found mentioned outside 

 the literature of ornithology. lie is a ^ood citi/en, and courting rather 

 than shunning public life, shows an evident interot in the affairs of 

 the day. He lives in our garden-:, parks, and squares, and even in the 

 of the town, and is always alert and on the qut fitt ; a self- 

 ap>(N>inted guardian, wlne sharp alarm note is pa>scd from bin! to 

 bird like the signals of watchmen. 



In Florida, Mockingbirds begin to .sing in February, and by March 

 1 the air rings with mu>ic. The heat of midday is insufficient to quell 

 their ardor, and on moonlight nights many birds sing throughout the 

 night. 



It i* cn>tomary to consider the M< ckingbird a musician possened 

 of marvelous technique, but with comparatively little depth of feel- 

 ing. I intense admiration without reaching the 



soul. Hut li-ten to him when the world is hushed, when the air is 

 hery with the rich fragrance of orange blossoms and the dewy leave-. 

 in the moonlight, and if his song does not thrill you then con- 

 fess yourself deaf t<> Nature's voices. 



Writers have compared the Mockingbird's song with that of other 



