THE THRUSH FAMILY 11 
cats or people, as wild ones are. They do not 
usually sing the robin song, nor care for the 
robin food, and they do not seem to know how 
to manage a nest. I could tell you many things 
to prove this. 
Another charming member of the Thrush 
Family is the Hermit Torusu. He is a beauti- 
ful bird, smaller than the robin. He is reddish 
brown on the back, with a white breast spotted 
with dark brown or black. He has large, full, 
dark eyes, which look straight at you. 
The hermit thrush spends his winters in the 
Southern States, and his summers in the North- 
ern. But in the far West, where are no cold 
winters, the hermit does not have to move back 
and forth. In that part of the country the bird 
is the Western Hermit Thrush. 
This bird is one of our finest singers, and a 
very shy bird. His home is in the woods, and 
from there we hear his loud, clear song, morning 
and evening. Many people think his song is the 
finest bird-song we have. His ordinary call as 
he goes about is a kind of “ chuck.” The West- 
ern hermit differs hardly at all. He may bea 
little smaller, but he is the same delightful singer 
and lovely character. 
The mother hermit makes her nest on the 
