"Oh! oh! what happens to whistling girls?" said Nat, who was a little provoked at her success.
"Nothing at all," said Olive, "when they only whistle bird-songs. I've whistled to birds ever since I could pucker up my lips, and father taught me how—didn't you, father dear? Only you used to say, 'Never whistle in public places.'"
"I believe I did; and Rap shall teach you, Dodo, so you can call a bird close to you by imitating its song."
The White-throated Sparrow
Length about six and a half inches.
Striped on the back with bay, black, and gray; two white crossbars on each wing, the edge of which is yellow; two white stripes on the black crown, and a yellow spot before the eye.
Gray below, more slate-colored on the breast, with a pure white throat, which is bounded by little black streaks.
A Summer Citizen of the Northern States and beyond. Spends the winter in the Middle and Southern States.
Belongs to the guild of Weed Warriors, and is a bright, cheerful, useful bird.
THE CHIPPING SPARROW (THE CHIPPY. THE SOCIABLE BIRD)