PERCHING SONG-BIRDS. 



ORDER PASSERES: PERCHING BIRDS. 



SUB-ORDER OSCINES: SINGING BIRDS. 



FAMILY TUKDID^: THRUSHES. 



Wood Thrush: Turdus mustelinus. 



Plate 6. Fig. 2. 



Length : 7.50-8 inches. 



Male and Female : Above tawny, deepest on head, tail olivaceous. Sides 

 of throat light buff, middle of throat, breast, and belly white ; 

 sprinkled on sides with heart-shaped or triangular dark-brown 

 spots. Whitish eye ring, bill dark brown, feet flesh-coloured. 



Song : A melody in which some notes have the effect of a stringed 

 accompaniment. The syllables are uttered deliberately, about 

 four seconds apart — " Uoli — a-e-o-li, uoli— uoli — uol — aeolee- 

 le6!" 



Season : Early May to October. 



Breeds : Northward from Virginia, Kentucky, and Kansas. 



Nest : Of small twigs with a mud lining, sometimes saddled upon the 

 boughs of evergreens not far from the trunk, or in small trees 

 and bushes. 



Eggs : Four usually, similar in colour to the Robin's, but smaller. 



JRange : Eastern United States to the Plains, north to southern Michi- 

 gan, Ontario, and Massachusetts, south in winter to Guatemala 

 and Cuba. 



Next to the American Robin, the Wood Thrush is the 

 most widely known of its tribe. He is an exquisite vocalist, 

 the tones having a rare quality of rolling vibrance, and 

 often as he utters his placid notes, each one full and delib- 

 erate, the song seems like the music of a flute and an 



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