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TAWNY THRUSH. 

 (Turdus mustelinus.) 



Tu. rufo-fuscus, subtus albus macidis nigris, genis albo 



uropygio remigibus caudaquejuscis. 

 Rufous-brown Thrush, beneath white, spotted with black; 



cheeks spotted with white ; rump, quills, and tail fuscous. 

 Turdus mustelinus. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 817- Vieil. Ois. de 



VAmer. Sept. 2. 6. 



La Grive tannee. Vieil. Ois. de V Amer. Sept. 2. 6. pi. 62. 

 Tawny Thrush. Pen. Arct. Zool. 2. 1Q8. Lath. Gen. Syn. 3. 



28. 15. 



SIZE of the Redwing : head bright tawny : 

 cheeks brown, spotted with white : back and 

 wing-coverts dull tawny : primaries and rump 

 plain brown: throat, breast, and belly white, varie- 

 gated with large black spots : tail similar in colour 

 to the quills, the feathers sharp-pointed. Inhabits 

 New York : builds its nest about twelve feet from 

 the ground, at the bifurcation of a branch ; it is 

 composed of moss and fibrous roots : its eggs are 

 four in number, white, spotted with black and 

 red. 



