WOOD THRUSH. 
(Zurdus mustelt/nus.) 
PPER parts tawny brown, purest and deepest on the head, 
shading to olivaceous on the tail. Below, pure white, 
faintly tinged on the breast with buff. Much marked 
with rounded or subtriangular blackish spots. Under wing cov- 
erts, mostly white. Bill, blackish brown with flesh-colored or 
yellowish base. Feet, yellowish or flesh-colored. Length, 7% 
to 8 inches. Extent about 13 inches. Eastern United States 
to New England. Migratory. A famous vocalist, common in 
low, damp woods and thickets. 
Nest in low trees or bushes, of mud, leaves, and grasses. 
Eggs, four to six, plain greenish blue like those of the Robin, but 
smaller. Breeds throughout its range. 
“Baby” wrote the following description of the 
WOOD THRUSH: 
“This bird is a cousin to the Robin, but he far 
excels him in the richness of his song. He is not so 
sociable a bird, but prefers to have his home in the 
silent groves. Longfellow says: 
‘‘ ‘And where the shadows deepest fell, 
The Wood Thrush rang his silver bell.’ 
“So if we are not content with Robin’s ‘Be cheery, 
Be cheery, we must seek in solitudes this ‘silver bell.’ 
It seems sttange that when they so often build far from 
any dwelling, they always use a bit of paper in the 
foundation of the nest. 
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