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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 119. 



Family: Turdidae. 



WOOD THRUSH. 



Genus: Turdus. 

 Species: T. mustelinus. 

 Distribution: 



A common summer resident of southern New England, rare 



north of jNlassachusetts. 

 Date of Arrival: 



Second week in May. 

 Date of Departure: 



Latter part of September. 

 General Plumage: 



Upper parts cinnamon brown, brightest on the head ; under 



parts whitish, tinged with buff and spotted on the breast and 



flanks with deep brown. Bill dark, feet pale. Length 



about 8.00. 

 Song and Other Notes: 



A superb melody, expressed by the words ^' come-to-me," a 



metallic '^ chirp," a low '^ chuck," and "whit- whit." 

 Haunts: 



A bird of woodland and swampy growths. 



