SS BIRDS OF FIELD, FOREST AND PARK 



and still farther north is the Gray-cheeked, 

 which advances in its most northern range well 

 toward the Arctic regions. The Bicknell, I believe, 

 nests only in the Appalachian Mountains, 

 rarely below three thousand feet elevation. Of 

 course these zones are not to be absolutely defined, 

 but they will give an excellent general idea of 

 the location in summer of the various species. 

 As a family, Thrushes are clad in sober brown 

 suits, plain and unpretentious, but not unat- 

 tractive. Perhaps Dame Nature did not think 

 it wise to dress such excellent vocalists in bril- 

 liant colors. 



Wood Thrush. Although one naturally thinks 

 from its name that this is a forest-dwelling 

 bird, yet it is very common about the city 

 parks and gardens, even about the hedges and 

 shrubbery of the lawn. In fact its name is quite 

 a misnomer, another illustration of naming a 

 bird for what it is not, rather than for what it is. 

 No other member of this family is seen so much 

 in the open, or so close about our homes. 



This is in dress the most strikingly marked of 

 our Thrushes. The upper parts are cinnamon- 

 brown, brightest on the crown. The white under 

 parts are marked with large, round black spots 

 on the breast and sides, with finer spots running 

 from the bill to the marks on the breast. It 

 sometimes raises the feathers of the crown when 

 excited, giving the appearance of a crest. It is 

 the largest of our Thrushes, nearly eight and 

 one-half inches in length. 



The Wood Thrush is distinctly a bird of 

 elegance and grace in pose and movement, and 



