756. Hylocichla fuscescens 

 VEERY, WILSON'S THRUSH. 7 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above uniform olive-brown. Below 

 cream, lightly spotted with brown. 



A shy bird of open wet woods and thickets, often walking and 

 running on the ground. Common summer resident of Massachu- 

 setts. Arrives about May 10. 



Song. Weird and ringing, divided in three parts, sounding some- 

 what like vee-a-ry, vee-a-ry. This interpretation has given it one of 

 its common names. 

 Nest. On or near the ground. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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