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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



CATBIRD. 



What voice is this we hear so sweet, 

 Broken, 'tis generally not half complete 



When a coarse, sudden "meou" banishes doubt, 

 For the Catbird sings sweetly, but never without 



Mixing in suddenly here and there. 

 The cry of the cat in every air- 



Elizabeth S. Hill 



