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"Yes, the robin, the Opechee, Joyous said, “O Chibiabos, Teach me tones as sweet and tender, Teach me songs as full of gladness!”"
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American robin
The American robin is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to cen
"Yes, the robin, the Opechee, Joyous said, “O Chibiabos, Teach me tones as sweet and tender, Teach me songs as full of gladness!”"
"I dreaded that first robin so, But he is mastered now, And Im accustomed to him grown,— He hurts a little, though."
"Few mont ago it happen dat Im goin walk aroun, Gettin ready for de ploughin is comin on de spring, An soon I wait an listen, for I tink I hear de song Of de firse, de early robin, as he jus begin to sing.It was very, very lucky wen de firse wan come along — An you see upon your farm dere is de place de robin stop, Settle down to feex hees fedder, an commence to mak hees song — For o course its always makin beeg difference wit de crop."
"When the red, red, robin comes bob, bob, bobbin along, along Therell be no more sobbin, when he starts throbbin his old sweet song."
"He rocks in the tree tops all day long Hoppin and a-boppin and a-singing his song All the little birds on Jaybird Street Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet."