CHAPTER XIX. 



April 30 May 6. 



THE WOOD THRUSH. 



Order Passeres. Suborder Oscines. 



Family Turdidas Subfamily Turdinae. 



Genus Turdus. Sub genus Hylocichla. 



Species Turdus mustelinus. 



Length 7.50 to 8.25 ; wing, 4.10 to 4.50; tail, 3.00 to 3.30. 

 Migration North, April; south, September. 



"He has a coat of cinnamon brown, 

 The brightest on his head and crown, 

 A very low cut vest of white 

 That shines like satin in the light, 

 And on his breast a hundred spots, 

 As if he wore a veil with dots; 

 With movement quick and full of grace, 

 The highbred manner of his race; 

 A very prince of birds is he 

 Whose form it is a joy to see." 



Of the three hundred species of the family Turdidse, com- 

 posed of the thrushes, robin and bluebird, about one hundred 

 and fifty belong to the subfamily Turdinae, which is composed 

 of the tree thrushes. Twelve of these are found in the United 

 States. As a rule, they are found in the woodland parts of 

 our country and are strictly migratory. They are all vocal, 

 and some, like the wood thrush, are very fine songsters. The 

 Darwinian theory of evolution is very generally accepted as 



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