I just got done reading myside of the mountain and this line confused me. "A catbird moewed 'Not even that catbird will convince your mother that she negeltected you'" or something like that. And it's confusing me what is a catbird and why does it moew? Is it a cat with bird wings? (note: im sorry if my spelling is off my hands are tried)
2007-03-27 13:16:53 · 11 answers · asked by Li 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
Go on Yahoo or Google and look up Catbirds. I heard one out back of our Condo. I haven't heard it since. They come in black and grey. You can also get
the sound. The ones I just listened to certainly don't sound like the one that was
out back. But don't give up. Good luck. You should have fun learning about them.
2007-03-27 13:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by Garnet 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Catbirds are a group of birds classified as mimic thrushes. There are several different kinds. In the United States we have Gray Catbirds. They can make a noise similar to a cat's meow. They have other calls, too.
2007-03-27 20:55:38 · answer #2 · answered by in a handbasket 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A catbird is a grey bird with a call that sounds like a cat's meow. Have a look at the link below :-)
2007-03-27 20:25:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure what the rest of the sentence means, but a catbird is just a bird/song bird. Asfar as the meowing it probably just means that it's impossible for a cat bird to meow, just as it is impossible to 'convince your mother that she's neglected you' something like that maybe.....
2007-03-27 20:27:13 · answer #4 · answered by Ann B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to Webster a catbird is : an American songbird (Dumetella carolinensis) that is dark gray in color with a black cap and reddish coverts under the tail and is related to the mockingbird
2007-03-27 20:21:56 · answer #5 · answered by Chris J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A catbird is a bird that meows like a cat - they sorta resemble a mocking bird and I'm told they are related.
2007-03-27 21:13:52 · answer #6 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A site with a proper picture...
http://www.the-catbird-seat.net/Catbird.bmp
2007-03-27 21:29:05 · answer #7 · answered by Icteridae 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cat bird is a type of song bird. you can look it up on yahoo images to see some pics if you like. By the way, that book is great....I enjoyed reading that in grade school---that and summer of the falcon.
2007-03-27 22:00:46 · answer #8 · answered by heidi6971 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A North American songbird (Dumetella carolinensis) having predominantly slate plumage.
[From the resemblance of one of its calls to the mewing of a cat.]
2007-03-28 00:55:29 · answer #9 · answered by `PoP`PrinCeSs` 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a bird that actually sounds like a cat.
2007-03-27 21:06:30 · answer #10 · answered by Dixie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋