CAT-BIRD. 
of October. The cry resembles that of a domestic cat, and at times reminds 
one of the dehcate little cry of a young baby.” 
It is curious that so little is known of this comparatively weU-known 
bird, while so much has been written of rarer forms of “ Bower-Birds.” 
The technical history is almost as scanty as though it received five names 
upon its first receipt in Europe, where it was sent as the female of the Satm 
Bower-Bird; it has since received little attention, and its range and sub¬ 
specific forms are unknown. 
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