THE MOCKING-BIRD. 
in the dawn of the dewy morning, while the woods are already 
vocal with a multitude of warblers, his admirable song rises 
pre-eminent over every competitor.” 
THE MOCKING-BIRD. 
bTothing comes amiss to the niocking-bird, the bark of a 
dog, the tremulous quavering of the canary, the creak of a 
wheel-barrow, or the soft cooing of the wood-pigeon. Southey 
well describes the marvellous bird : — 
That cheerful one who knoweth all 
The songs of all the winged choristers. 
And in one sequence of melodious sounds 
Pours all its music. 
In a domesticated condition, however, the mocking-bird’s 
chief characteristic renders it impossible that he should be 
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