THE SONG THRUSH. 



THE SONG THRUSH. 



" The thrush, a spendthrift of his powers a 

 Enrapturing heaven and earth." 



MONTGOMERY. 



THERE is, luckily, no 

 need for me to enter 

 into a minute descrip- 

 tion of the appearance 

 of this well - known 

 and greatly beloved 

 carol singer, which is 

 called a Song Thrush 

 in the South, a 

 Throstle in the North 

 of England, and a 

 Mavis in Scotland. It 

 breeds commonly 

 throughout the British 

 Islands wherever there is any kind of 

 cover in the shape of trees, shrubs, or 

 bushes to give it shelter. Some people 

 think that the Song Thrush resides with 

 us all the year round, but this is only 

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