THE SONG-THRUSH. 



IN the shrubberies, the woods, and, in summer, the 

 fields and the hedgerows, in fact, wherever we find the 

 Blackbird, we may pretty well rest assured of finding 

 the Song-thrush too. The haunt of the Song-thrush, 

 par excellence, however, is amongst the bright and glossy 

 foliage of the evergreens. There they delight to hide, 

 although not So shy and retiring as the Blackbird ; there 

 they build their nests in greatest numbers, amongst the 

 perennial foliage, and there they draw at nightfall to 

 repose in warmth and safety. 



Like the Blackbird, the Song-thrush is not a gre- 

 garious species, nor can it be justly called a social one, 

 for it is rarely we see more than a pair together save at 

 feeding time. Then, however, they are drawn together 

 by one common object, and once that object attained 

 they retire to their life of solitude again. You can best 

 observe the actions of the Song-thrush at feeding time, 



