He was black and white on top, but when he went by I saw he had a beautiful spot on the breast like a shield--sort of pink red, the color of raspberries, you know." "That was the Rose-breasted Grosbeak," said the Doctor.

"Now, we have pockets full of material for bird stories,--enough to last a week.

By the time you have heard about these six birds and some of their near relations, such as the Butcher Bird, you will have been introduced to the chief of the Birds that Sing and be on the way to those that only Croak and Call.

We will begin with Dodo's 'Talking Bird.'" THE RED-EYED VIREO (THE TALKER) "This bird is the most popular member of his family--and he has twenty brothers, all living in North America." "Isn't he a Warbler ?" asked Rap.

"I always thought he was one, for he fusses round the trees the same as they do, though of course he has much more of a song." "He belongs to a family of his own, but yours was an easy mistake to make, for the difference is not readily seen except in the beak, and you have to look at that very closely to see it.