"And snow or shine," said the robin, "you will keep on croaking. For my part, I shall look on the bright side of everything, and have a song for every day in the year."
Which was the wiser, the raven or the robin?
[1] Permission of American Book Company.
ALL ABOUT THE ROBIN
SUGGESTIONS FOR FIELD LESSONS
One of the first birds to return in the spring—migrates north early in March—sometimes remains during winter—stays north as late as October or November.
Domestic—generally preferring to live near the home of man.
Song—though short and always the same is in tone wonderfully expressive of happiness, love, anger, or fear, as the case may be.
Black head—wings and tail brown—touches of white on throat—entire breast a rusty red.—Female duller and paler in colouring, growing almost as bright as the male in the autumn.