705. Toxostoma rufum 



BROWN THRASHER. 11 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above cinnamon brown ; white wing 

 bars. Below white, heavily spotted with dark brown ; very long 

 tail, which it flirts in an energetic manner. 



Is also called the Brown Thrush. Large birds of the scrub oaks 

 and thickets ; much on the ground, rustling among the leaves ; 

 usually in pairs. Common summer resident in Massachusetts. 

 Arrives early in May. 



Song. Rich, full and varied ; seems to be full of conversation 

 and mimicry, easily mistaken for the Catbird's. 

 Nest. In a shrub a few feet from the ground. 

 Breeds. Southern New England. 



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