MOCKING BIRD. 
one another with such marvellous rapi- 
dity that few can believe that the insig- 
nificant brown bird before them is the sole 
author of these varied sounds. The Yir- 
ginian nightingale and the canary hear 
their exquisite modulations performed 
with such superior execution, that the 
vanquished songsters are silent from mere 
mortification, while the triumphant Mock- 
ing-bird only redoubles his efforts. 
