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WILSON'S THRUSH. 



TAWNY THRUSH. VEERY. 

 TURDUS FUSCESCENS. 



Char. Above, light tawny or rufous ; beneath, white, shaded with 

 creamy buff on breast, and with olive on sides; breast spotted with 

 tawny. Lengtli 6'/2 to 7^4 inches. 



Nest. On the ground or near it, usually at the base of small tree or in 

 tuft of old grass ; of leaves and grass, lined with fine roots. 



^ffS^- 3~5 > pais greenish blue ; 0.85 X 0.65. 



This common Northern species arrives in Pennsylvania and 

 New England about the beginning of May, and its northern 

 range extends as far as Labrador. It appears to retire to the 

 South early in October, and is more decidedly insectivorous 

 than any other native species. According to Wilson, many of 



