THE ROBIN. 
(Turdus migratorious.) 
black; the eyelids, and a spot before the eye, white; 
the throat, streaked with white. Quills of the 
wings dusky. ‘Tail blackish, outer feathers tipped with white. 
Under parts and wing coverts chestnut. Bill yellow with dusky 
tip. 
Eyes dark brown; feet, blackish. Length about 10 inches. 
Extent 16. 
Female similar but colors duller. Throat with more white. 
Bill much clouded. 
An abundant and familiar bird throughout North America. 
Migratory. 
Nest in trees, usually saddled on a horizontal bough; com- 
posed of mud and grasses. Eggs four to six, greenish blue. 
@ PPER parts slate color with a shade of olive. Head 
Laura came down to breakfast one morning with 
her eyes shining, and quite forgetting the usual saluta- 
tion said: “I know it is truly spring, for I heard a 
Robin singing before I woke up.” 
Of course the family laughed, but many a lover of 
birds has been awakened by a Robin’s sweet notes and 
felt as though it had been singing a long time, as in- 
deed it doubtless had. The Robin, even for a bird, is 
an early riser and welcomes the sun with his cheery 
song, that seems almost like an anthem of praise. In 
the nesting season his voice can be heard all day, but 
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