WOOD NOTES WILD. _ 58 
The cat-bird is very active and demonstrative, espe- 
cially if one approach the nest; which is commonly 
found in low places near a brook, in some thicket of briars 
or small bushes, or little alders, three or four feet from 
the ground. The eggs are four or five in number, and 
blue, very similar to the eggs of the robin. 
This bird received his name doubtless from the striking 
resemblance his common tone bears to certain cries of the 
cat. 
The cat-bird seems not to be a general favorite, but 
surely he is a well-shaped bird, dressed with good taste, 
too; and he plays his part well in the every-day drama of 
bird life. 
