All young birds get their first new clothes when the down is worn out.

Old birds generally moult as soon as they have reared their broods, which in this country is late in summer or early in the fall.

Many also moult again the following spring, when they put on their wedding dress; and one of the curious things about this change of plumage is, that the new feathers often come out quite unlike those that were cast off.

So a bird may differ much in appearance at different seasons and ages--in fact, most birds do.

The male also differs in many cases from the female, being more handsomely dressed than his mate." "I don't think that's fair," said Dodo.