Tlllt.\Slll‘Jl{S, Wlil‘INS, ETC. 379 her nest is discovered. she exhibits so mueh distress that one sympa- thetio to bird griefs has no heart to pursue investigations.

The (‘atbird is generous and helpful to others of his kind in trouble of any sort, feeding and earing for deserted or orphaned young,r ones of any speeies. and always ready to aid distracted parents in the de- fense of their home and little ones.

He is of a lively and restless tempe'ament, entirely lacking the serene repose of his near relatives, the Thrushes. 110 is always toss— ing upward or spriading his tail, jerking his lithe body about, now crouching like a cat ready to spring. then straightening himself up very tall; one 1110111ent pulling his feathers out till he looks like a. ball, and the next holding them closely against his body. 110 is very playful, full of droll p‘anks and quaint performances. I know of no bird better worth cherishing and cultivating than the Catbird.

OLIVE THORNE MILLER.

705. Harporhynchus l'ufils(l.1'a/1.). Bnowx Tnnxsnnn; BROWN Tnm‘sn. (See Fig. {)5 «1.) .11/.~lfpper parts, wings, and tail rut'ous; wing— eoverts tipped with whitish; under parts white. heavily streaked with black, except on the throat and middle of the belly. L.,11'4;‘; \\'., «PUG; T., 5'03; 15., ~96.

Range—Eastern North Ameriea; breeds from the (lulf States to Mani— toba, Maine. and Montreal: winters from Virginia southward.

Washington. very enmmon S. 11.. .\pl, 5 to Oct. 15; oeeasionally winters. Sing Sing. common S. IL, Apl. “2:2 to Oet. L‘b. Cmnbridge, very common 8. R., Apl. 5 to Net. 15.

Aid, of twigs. eoarse rootlets, and leaves, lined with finer rootlets, in bushes, thiekets, or on the ground. [Li‘l/II/A‘, three to six, bluish white or grayish white, thiekly, evenly, and minutely speekled with einnanion- or rut'ous- brown, 1'US x "no.

liedgerows. shrubbery about the borders of woods. serubby growth,

or thickets in dry fields. are alike frequented by the Thrasher. Gen-

erally speakingr he is an inhabitant of the undergrowth, where he passes

much time on the ground foraging among the fallen leaves. [to is an

' aetive, suspieious bird. who does not like to be watched. and expresses

his annoyanee with an unpl‘asant kissing note or sharply \vhistled ‘ Irv/(Mu.

Like many thieket—haunting birds. who ordinarily shun observa- tion, he seeks an exposed position when singing. Morning and even- ing he mounts to a favorite pereh—gene 'ally in the upper branches of

i a tree—and deliberately gives his entire attention to his song. This is repeated 111:111ytimes, the bird singing almost continuously fo' an ‘ extended interval. He is a finished musician. and. although his reper- toire is limited to one air. he rivals the Moekingbird in the richness of his tones and execution. I never listen to the 'l‘hrasher‘s song with-