CHAPTER VI 



BIRDS THAT LIVE IN THE 

 VSTOODS 



Thrushes 



What is so beautiful to hear on a 

 summer's evening as the song of a 

 Thrush? The melody of the Wood 

 Thrush is peaceful, clear and bell- 

 like. I remember one evening, when 

 I was fishing at a lake, which is sur- 

 rounded by woods, in the mountains 

 of Pennsylvania. The sun had set, and 

 the moon was rising. First one Wood 

 Thrush would sing close by, then one 

 far ofif would answer, after which a bird 

 between these two would call; and with 

 scarcely any sound to interrupt them, 



four or five sang their lovely songs. 

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