CAT-BIRD. 
In spring or summer, on approaching 
thickets or brambles, the first salutation 
you receive is from the Cat-bird ; and a 
stranger, unacquainted with its note, 
would instantly conclude that some va- 
grant orphan kitten had got bewildered 
among the briers, and wanted assistance ; 
so exactly does the call of the bird resem- 
ble the voice of that animal. Unsuspic- 
ious, and extremely familiar, he seems 
less apprehensive of man than almost any 
other of our summer visitants; for whether 
in the woods, or in the garden, where he 
frequently builds his nest, he seldom 
