The entire Robin family was shocked when they learned that Bobby had dared impose himself upon the haughty and mysterious Silver Thrush, wearer of the silver anklet. They were certain a little later on that Bobby's temerity had gone to his head when he insisted that he knew the nesting place of the Silver Wings, the giant birds that went roaring through the sky from nowhere, bound for — presumably nowhere. Still, Bobby proved he had told the truth, and just a little later he further astonished the whole bird colony by coming home with a silver band on his own slim ankle! He had become The Silver Robin!

A fascinating fund of bird lore combined with an even more fascinating and exciting story is integrated here in a book of exceptional beauty. Children will love it no less than their elders who will refer to it many times as a sort of guide to birds. 

The author's hobby is birds, her home is in the deep woods among them, and all she writes of them is done with the sure touch of one who knows her subject thoroughly, down to the last pin feather.

From the dust jacket