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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 107, 



BROWN THRASHER. 



Genus: Harporhynchus. Species: H. rufus. 



Distribution: 



Common summer resident of southern New England, rare 

 north of Massachusetts. 



J)ate of Arrival: Last week in April. 



Date of Departure: First week in October. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts reddish brown ; under parts whitish, streaked 

 with deep brown, throat white. Bill dark, feet pale. 

 Length about 11.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A much varied and entertaining song, and a loud, clear 



"chuck." 

 Haunts: 



Like the Catbird, inhabiting thickets and swamps, but often 



met with in the " stumpy " meadows. 



