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THE BROWN THRUSH 



Synonymes, 



Turdus rufuSf 

 Tourd roux, 

 Rother Drossel, 

 Tordo rojo, 

 Tordo raco, 

 Tordo rosso, 



Brown Thrash, Ferruginous ) 

 Thrash, Thrasher, \ 



French Mockirg Bird, 



Red Mavy, 



Of Ornithologists. 



Of the French. 



Of the Germans. 



Of the Spaniards. 



Of the Portuguese. 



Of the Italians. 



Of the British and 



Anglo-Americans. 



Of the Southern States. 

 I Of Some Parts of New 

 1 England. 



HIS large, cheerful, and familiar songster, inferior to none 

 <n in musical talent, if we except the mocking bird, is found 

 in almost every part of the United States from Canada 

 to the shores of the Mexican Gulf, breeding, according to Mr. 

 Nuttall, in all the intermediate space, though more abundantly 

 towards the north. His voice somewhat resembles that of the 

 European thrush, but is far more varied and powerful, rising 

 pre-eminent amidst the forest choir. He takes no delight in 

 mimicking the song of other birds, and therefore has no claim 

 to the title of "mocking bird," as he is -usually called at the 

 south. 



On the first appearance of this bird in the spring, he faulters 



in his song, like the nightingale, but when his mate commences 



the cares and labors incident to breeding and rearing her 



young, his varied and melodious notes are steadily poured out 



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