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GENUS TURDUS— LINN. 



THRUSH. 



[Bill of moderate length, rather stout, straight, from the nostrils compressed 

 — upper mandible slightly curved, declinate at tip, notched, bristles at base ; head 

 of moderate size ; neck rather short ; body full ; wings moderate ; tail rather 

 long, nearly even; tarsi longer than the middle toes ; feet robust; toes rather 

 long — lateral toes almost equal — hind toe strong ; claws arched, compressed, 

 acute, that of the hind toe rather large.] 



TURDUS MIGRATORIUS— LINN. 



RED-BREASTED OR MIGRATORY THRUSH. 



Robin, Turdus rnigratorius, Wils. Amer. Orn. 



Turdus rnigratorius, Bonap. Syn. 



Merula migratoria Reb-breasted Thrush, Svv. & Rich. 



American Robin, or Migratory Thrush, Turdus rnigratorius, Nutt. Man. 



American Robin, or Migratory Thrush, Turdus rnigratorius, Aud. Orn. Biog. 



Specific Character — Lower parts red orange, except the abdo- 

 men, which is white. Adult male with the upper parts dark gray, 

 tinged with olive ; wings blackish-brown, margined with dull white 

 — tail feathers darker than the wings, the outer two tipped with 

 white ; throat white, streaked with black ; in some specimens the 

 throat is pure white ; lower part of the fore neck, breast, and sides 

 of the body, reddish-orange; abdomen white; lower tail coverts 

 dusky, tipped with white. Female with the colors duller. Length 

 of male ten inches, wing five and a half. Female about one inch 

 less. 



In the history of the North American feathered tribe there is no 

 species more universally known than the American Robin. It is 

 found in all parts of the United States ; and in its northern mi- 

 grations proceeds to the Fur countries. It is also said to visit the 

 western side of the continent, and has been observed during winter 

 in South America, in the vicinity of Para, by Mr. W. E. Moore. 



