WILSON THRUSH OR VEERY. 
756. Hylocichla fuscescens. 715 inches. 
Entire upper parts a uniform reddish brown; below 
soiled white with a few faint marks on the breast. 
This species is more abundant than the last. It is 
found in swamps and also in dry open woods, they being 
especially numerous where ferns grow luxuriantly. 
Song.—Very peculiar and not nearly as melodious as 
that of the Wood Thrush, but still attractive; a slightly 
descending “too-whe-u-whe-u-whe-u”; call, a clear “whee- 
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Nest.—On the ground among the leaves, on hum- 
mocks, or in tangled masses of briars; made of strips ef 
bark and leaves; eggs greenish blue, darker and smalier 
than those of the Wood Thrush (.88 x .65). 
Range.—Eastern N. A., breeding’ in the northern 
half of the United States and southern Canada; winte:s 
in Central America. 756a. Willow Thrush (salicicola) 
is more olive above; it is found in the Rockies and east- 
ward to the Mississippi River. 
