BLUEBIRD. 
(Sta/lia si/alts.) 
ALE, rich azure blue; ends of wing quills, blackish. 
Throat and under parts chestnut. The blue some- 
times extends around the head so that the chestnut is 
cut off from the bill. Length 6 to 7 inches. 
Female, blue mixed with dull reddish brown, becoming 
bright and pure on tail and wings. Under parts paler with more 
rusty brown. 
Smaller than male. Eastern United States and Canada. 
Migratory. Winters in southern States. Returns in early spring 
or mild winter weather. 
Nest in hollows of trees, posts, or bird boxes; eggs four to 
six, pale, bluish, unmarked; two or three broods. They havea 
melodious song. 
The reception of the pictures had been so flatter- 
ing to “Artist” that he again incorporated the table 
in his picture. A Bluebird was perched on a gate post. 
The table was printed on a placard directly opposite 
the open gate. The design showed much more skill 
than any previous one and was greatly admired. 
Beneath the gate the following quotations were printed 
in colored chalk: 
‘The Bluebird balanced on some topmost spray, 
Flooding with melody the neighborhood.”’ 
H. W. LONGFELLOw. 
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