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THE LIVING WORLD. 
Dotted Fly-Snapper ( Musicapa grisola ). This is a European species par¬ 
ticularly plentiful in England and Ire¬ 
land, but several representatives of the 
genus are common in the United States 
under the names of gnat catchers and 
warblers. They are all small birds with 
no special markings or particularly in¬ 
teresting habits. Their song is generally 
a simple note, such as tree , tree, tree , or a 
compound, resembling te de ter-itsea, te 
derisca, a striking resemblance to the 
notes of the chicadee. They are all ex¬ 
pert fly-catchers. 
Robin Redbreast (Pipilo erythroph- 
speckl,ed titmouse. thalmus) , also called Joree , Red-eyed 
ground robin, Towhee bunting , and many 
other local names, is a familiar bird everywhere east of the Rocky Mountains. 
It is a bird of attractive plumage, of 
black, chestnut and white, and of soci¬ 
able habits, in addition to which fea¬ 
tures it possesses a sweet voice of 
great tenderness, so that from the 
earliest times it has ever been re¬ 
garded with special favor by man. 
The story of the Babes in the Woods, 
and particularly that portion wherein 
is so pathetically described the tender 
offices of the robins that covered the 
bodies of the little children has, no 
doubt, greatly helped to increase the 
esteem in which these birds are held, 
but they have many qualities to com¬ 
mend them not found in fiction. They associate in pairs until the time for 
migrating, when as many as a 
D3TTED FLY-SNAPPER. NECKLACE FLY-SNAPPER. 
score may be seen together. Like 
the wren, however, some few re¬ 
main in the Middle States through¬ 
out the year. The song it utters ! 
may be represented by the words, 
towhee , towhee, twice repeated; but ] 
sometimes it is more musical, and : 
trills out, fs/id-witee-te-te-te-te . I 
The robin redbreast builds its nest 
in a natural depression, even with 
the surrounding surface, filling the 
cavity with coarse material, and : 
little or no lining is used. Great 
care is taken to conceal the nest, which is usually under an overhanging tuft 
of grass. Five eggs are laid, of a pale flesh color, speckled with dots of brown. 
ROBIN REDBREAST. GARDEN RED-TAIL. 
