WILSON THRUSK OR VEERY. 



756. Hylocichla fuscescens. 7 l / 2 inches. 



Entire upper parts a uniform reddish brown; below 

 soiled white with a few faint marks on the breast. 



This species is more abundant than the last. It is 

 found in swamps and also in dry open woods, they 

 being especially numerous where ferns grow luxu- 

 riantly. 



Song. Very peculiar and not nearly as melodious 

 as that of the Wood Thrush, but still attractive; a 



slightly descending too-whe-u-whe-u-whe-u ; call 



a clear whee-you. 



Nest. On the ground among the leaves, on hum- 

 mocks, or in tangled masses of briars; made of strips 

 of bark and leaves; eggs greenish blue, darker and 

 smaller than those of the Wood Thrush (.88 x .65). 



Range. Eastern N. A., breeding in the northern 

 half of the United States and southern Canada; 

 winters in Central America. 756a. Willow Thrush 

 (salicicola) in more olive above; it is found in the 

 Rockies and eastward to the Mississippi River. 



