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and apparently unspotted. It is not a 
familiar bird, and yet, I think it must 
often be heard on the large shade trees 
on Northampton street. It generally 
keeps in the woods near a stream, and 
often sings after sunset, but its notes 
are seldom heard after the middle of 
July. I think that this must be the 
bird that is called the Nightingale in 
Vermont. : 
Don’t despise the Catbird because you 
so often hear it squall like a sick kitten. 
It is really a beautiful singer, with a 
strain resembling that of the thrasher, 
but it is not so loud nor has it as many 
variations. Many of you hearing him 
have supposed him to be the Brown 
Thrush. 
The Warblers and the Flycatchers do 
not assume the leading parts in the 
choir, but they are, by no means, indif- 
ferent performers. Their music is of one 
or two strains, but is not a continued or 
varying song. 
