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. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . ese he hums inaudi-bly CM follows in silent thought, like a tenor with a cold; when the themereaches his compass again he resumes, not where he left off, Ijut at the endof the unheard passage. When the Rcjbin is much given to half-whisperednotes and strains unusually tender, one may suspect the near ])resence of hisfiancee. If you are willing to waie the proprieties for a few moments youwill hear low murmurs of affection and soft blandishments, which it wouldtax the art of a Crockett to reproduce. And again, nothing can exceed the 222 THE AMERICAN ROBIN. sadness of a Robins lament over a lost mate. yII the virtues of the deceasedare set forth in a coronach of surpassing woe, and the widower declares him-self forever comfortless. It is not well, of course, to inquire too particu-larly as to the duration of this bereaved state—we are all human. As Dr. Wheaton has already pointed out, the Robin occasionally de-velops surprising- powers of mimicry. I once found one in early spring who. Taken in Canal Dover. Photo bir the Autlior. ALL FED. called his mate Phoebe with such a convincing accent that I spent a halfhour searching for the flycatcher. Another which sang back of Orton Hallon the O. S. U. campus had incorporated the familiar ringing vesper notesof the Wood Thrush into its own song. He gave the borrowed notes inthree keys or qualities, all of which were essentially characteristic of theother bird. In nesting the Robin displays little caution, and its liomelv mud-walled THE AMERICAN ROBIN. 223 cup is not withdrawn from most familiar observation. Building preferablyin the major crotches of orchard or shade trees, the bird ordinarily selectsa site from five to fifteen feet up, but nests are sometimes found at fifty feet, and again, on the ground. Window sills and beams of porches, barns, and out-buildings are favorite places, and especially if the se