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FAVORITE SONGSTERS 



Robin 



Were a vote to be taken to discover the most popular 

 bird in America, fully three-quarters of them would prob- 

 ably be registered for the Robin. With the exception of 

 Song Sparrows, no other birds found about cities and habi 

 tations, have as extensive a range. We may hear the same 

 Robin song in Massachusetts, in Calif ornia^, in Alaska, in 

 Labrador or in the Gulf States. To be sure, Robins are 

 separated into three sub-species but it is only the hair- 

 splitting ornithologist who can tell the difference between 

 them and even he must know just where a Robin was taken 

 before he can tell which kind it is. 



Robins are migratory birds, but they migrate only just 

 so far as is absolutely necessary in order to get food to 

 live upon. Many of them pass the winter even in the north- 



Fig. 87. ROBIN ON NEST. 

 Many nests are built in such locations. 



