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inches long, cinnamon-brown above, brightest on head, 

 white below, with black spots on breast and sides, this 

 thrush is distinguished from the many thrushes in 

 America much like it, by the reddish head and round black 

 spots on its under sides. It is found in the woods of eastern 

 North America up to Vermont and Minnesota. 



Robin (Planesticus migratorius) . The Robin is about 

 ten inches long, mostly dark gray in color, but with black 

 on head and tail, its, breast is brownish red. The spots 



Wood Thrush. 



Bluebird. 



about the eye, also the throat, the belly and the marks in 

 outer tail feathers are white. Its mud nest is known 

 in nearly every orchard. Found throughout the timbered 

 parts of America north to the limit of trees. 



Bluebird {Sialia sialis). About seven inches long, bril- 

 liant blue above, dull red-brown on breast, white below. 

 Found in eastern North America, north to about latitude 

 50 degrees in the interior, not so far on the coast. 



