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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



IS IT A WATER^THRUSH? 



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 foreign land is the comparison of species with like species in the home- 

 land. I have been much interested in following up the comparison of 

 specie in this section of China- with birds common to my home field of 

 study in Tennessee, though I have found quite a number of birds 

 which appear to be strangers to anything with which I am acquainted. 









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NESTING SITE. 

 A Glimpse Of China. 



One of the most interesting specie with which I have met is what I 

 should term a Water Thrush. The home of this bird is in the wild 

 ravines of the mountain passes. The bird is somewhat the shape of 

 the American Robin, but quite a little larger. The male is of a uni- 

 form deep black with feathers tipped with blue giving the bird a de- 

 cided blue tint. The female is about the same color with markings 

 less distinct. 



I visited a wild ravine only a few minutes walk from my home where 

 a clear little stream rushes down from the distant top of the mighty 



