755. Hylocichla mustelina 



WOOD THRUSH. 8 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above olive-brown ; headreddish. Below 



white, heavily spotted with brown. 



Found in open, damp woods where there is underbrush. Common 



summer resident in Massachusetts. Arrives about May 10. 



Song. Rich, liquid flute quality, divided into three phrases. 



Nest. Eight or ten feet from the ground in open woodlands, also 



by the roadside. 



Breeds. In southern New England. 



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