    The WREN is a 
tiny insect-eating 
bird with a loud voice. 
 The cheerful trills 
of Wrens are 
extraordinarily 
varied and melodious.

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    The SWALLOW 
is easily recognized 
by its forked tail.  
Swallows catch 
insects in flight, and 
have squeaky, 
twittering songs.

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    The WARBLER 
is an exceptional 
singer, whose 
extensive songs 
combine the best 
qualities of Wrens 
and Swallows.

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    The 
NUTHATCH climbs 
down trees head 
first, searching for 
insects in the bark.  
It sings a repetitive 
series of notes with a 
nasal tone quality.
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    The agile 
CHICKADEE has a 
buzzy 
"chick-a-dee-dee" 
call, from which its 
name is derived.  Its 
song is a series of 
whistled notes.
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    The THRUSH is a 
brown bird with a 
spotted breast, which 
eats worms and 
snails, and has a 
beautiful singing 
voice.  Thrushes use 
a stone as an anvil to 
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smash the shells of 
snails.






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    The little 
NIGHTINGALE is 
also known for its 
beautiful song, 
which it sings even 
at night.


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    The STARLING 
is a small dark bird 
with a yellow bill and 
a squeaky, 
high-pitched song.  
Starlings can mimic 
the sounds of other 
birds.
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    The SKYLARK 
sings a series of 
high-pitched 
melodious trills in 
flight.



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    The FINCH is a 
small seed-eating 
bird with a conical 
beak and a musical, 
warbling song.



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    The CROSSBILL 
is a kind of Finch 
with a strange 
crossed bill, which it 
uses to extract seeds 
from pine cones.    


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The CANARY is a 
kind of Finch that is 
often kept as a pet.  
Miners would often 
take Canaries 
underground with 
them, to warn them 
of the presence of 
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hazardous vapors in 
the air.






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    The SPARROW 
weaves a nest of 
grass, and has an 
unmusical chirp for a 
voice.



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    The TOWHEE is a 
kind of Sparrow that 
continually reminds 
listeners to drink 
their tea.



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    The SHRIKE is a 
gray bird with a 
hooked bill.  Shrikes 
have the habit of 
impaling their prey 
on thorns.


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    The 
WOODPECKER has a 
pointed beak that is 
suitable for pecking at 
wood to get at the 
insects inside.


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    The 
KINGFISHER dives 
for fish, which it 
catches with its long, 
pointed beak.



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    The TERN 
migrates over great 
distances, from one 
end of Britannia to 
the other each year.  
Terns dive from the 
air to catch fish.

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    The PLOVER is a 
bird that distracts 
predators by 
pretending to have a 
broken wing.



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    The LAPWING is 
a kind of Plover that 
has a long black crest.





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    The HAWK is a 
predator that feeds on 
small birds, mice, 
squirrels, and other 
small animals.  Small 
hawks are known as 
Kites.

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    The DOVE is a 
seed-eating bird with 
a peaceful reputation. 
 Doves have a 
low-pitched cooing 
song.


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    The PARROT is a 
brightly colored bird 
with a hooked bill, 
favored as a 
companion by pirates. 
 Parrots can be 
taught to imitate the 
human voice.
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    The CUCKOO is a 
devious bird that lays 
eggs in the nests of 
Warblers and other 
small birds.  Cuckoos 
have the uncanny 
ability to keep track 
of time, singing once 
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at the beginning of 
each hour.






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    The 
ROADRUNNER is 
an unusual bird with 
a long tail, which 
runs swiftly along 
the ground hunting 
for lizards and 
snakes.
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    The SWIFT is a 
very agile bird that 
spends nearly its 
entire life in the air.  
With their mouths 
wide open, Swifts 
capture insects in 
mid-flight.
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    The 
HUMMINGBIRD is a 
cross between a 
Swift and a Fairy.  
These tiny, brightly 
colored birds hover 
magically near 
flowers, and live on 
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the nectar they 
provide.






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    The OWL is a 
reputedly wise bird 
that is active at night, 
unlike most birds.  
Owls have excellent 
night vision and 
low-pitched hooting 
calls.  Their wings 
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are silent in flight.







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    The 
GOATSUCKER is a 
strange owl-like bird 
that is thought to live 
on the milk of goats.  
These mysterious 
birds make jarring 
sounds at night, for 
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which reason they 
are also called 
Nightjars.





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    The DUCK is a 
bird that swims more 
often than it flies, 
and has a nasal voice 
that is described as a 
"quack".

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    The SWAN is a 
kind of long-necked 
Duck that is all white. 
 Swans are usually 
voiceless, but they 
are said to have an 
extraordinarily 
beautiful song.
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