THE ROBIN 



HAT familiar and 

 much-beloved bi rd, 

 the robin, is found 

 in summer throughout the 

 greater part of North America. 

 He has a very strong and aggres- 

 sive personality, and a clear 

 voice, which always plays a 

 prominent part in our morning 

 bird chorus. His cheery friendliness renders him a 

 great favorite, and his song compares very favorably 

 with that of other members of his family. Although 

 his music does not equal that of the thrush — that sweet 

 warbler of the glen — ^there is scarcely another bird 

 which expresses so much in its tones as does our 

 robin. 



A few robins remain during the winter in the North- 

 ern Sates, but most of them migrate at the approach of 

 cold weather. In the Southern States during the 



winter months the robins may be found in enormous 



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