THE MOCKINGBIRD 



Your paper Mockingbird looks like the real one, and even made of 

 paper he is very charming. 



The live Mockingbird's home is in the South, but once in a while 

 he is seen as far north as Connecticut. You will sometimes find him in 

 a cage; and in the bird-house at the New York Zoological Park he 

 flies about and sings — how he does sing! And he sings at night as well 

 as in the day. 



In his southern home he generally builds his nest in a thicket; 

 but sometimes you may find it in the garden, and it will be near 

 enough to the ground for you to look into. Perhaps it will be loosely 

 made of twigs and small roots. The eggs in it will be a bluish green 

 with spots of brown. 



The Mockingbird is a cousin to the Wren and the Catbird. 



