166 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. 



these begin well below the eye and extend only 

 over the frontlet or chest ; beneath, the color is dull 

 whitish buff-gray. 



The tawny thrush lays from three to five blue- 

 green eggs in a rude nest which she 

 builds in a low bush or on the ground ; 

 rarely the nest may be found in a low 

 tree. 



Mr. Minot says of this bird that 

 it is rare in northern New Eng- 

 land, but its song is a familiar 

 one to me throughout the Pemi- 

 gewasset Valley, N". EL, and 

 even as far North as Franconia. 

 The bird is easily identified 

 ft ^i ^Pl both by its color and its song. 

 Wilson's Thrush. ^ mar k e d characteristic of this 

 species is a total absence of 



the darker color which is noticed in the tail, wings, 

 and crest of the other species. Wilson's thrush, in 

 other words, has a pretty nearly u all over " rufous 

 color. 



One generally hears this bird singing in the 

 gloaming, down in the lower part of the valley, 

 generally near a brook or river. The notes are 

 complex, somewhat resembling those of a reed or a 

 violin ; they are singularly double-toned and sweet 



