PLATE LXIV.-AMERICAN ROBIN. ROBIN. 



Merula migratoria. 



Above olive-gray; head black; throat white streaked with black; 

 eye-lids and a spot before the eye white ; breast and belly chestnut- 

 brown ; under-side of rump white ; wings dark brown, some of the 

 feathers with light edges ; tail black, slightly rounded, the outside 

 feathers tipped with white ; bill yellow ; feet dark. Length, 10 inches. 



A migratory species. Those individuals which sometimes pass the Winter here are 

 probably birds with a more northerly range than the others of their kind. The Robin 

 arrives in full force early in March and remains until late in the Fall. 



Nests usually in trees, the structure being composed largely of mud. 



During the breeding season a persistent vocalist, and if the song has not much variety, 

 its heartiness and good cheer render it one of the most agreeable of bird utterances. 



Many persons who cultivate cherries, grapes and other small fruits are prejudiced 

 against the Robin, believing it to be destructive to their crops. Such enmity is ill-founded, 



for fruit is a small part of Robin's diet, and, by the havoc he creates among worms and 



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