WILSON’S THRUSH. VEERY. 
(Zurdus fiisiesteane) 
PPER PARTS, reddish brown, with slight olive shade; 
quills and tail feathers, darker brown; no light ring around 
the eye; under parts, white; sides, shaded with gray or 
grayish olive; throat, buff colored; breast, white, marked 
with a few small brown arrow heads; bill, dark above, pale below 
like the feet. Length, 7.25 to 7.50. Female, smaller. Eastern 
United States to Canada. Migratory; nesting in northern part 
of range. Nest, on ground or near it, of leaves, grasses, but no 
mud. Eggs, four to five, greenish blue. 
A delightful songster. Found in thick woods and swamps, 
of shy and retiring habits. ‘ 
Miss Sweet said, ‘“This bird is not familiar to city 
folks. If you will take your ‘table’ with you and study 
his habits during your summer vacation, you will have 
an interesting story to tell on your return. 
“On account of the Veery’s habit of building its 
nest in the north only, its song is not so familiar to 
many as that of the Wood Thrush. In some parts of 
its range it may be seen only during migrations. Bird 
lovers differ greatly in their estimate of the song of the 
Veery. 
“Wilson Flagg says, ‘His song, though loud for 
so small a bird, is modulated with such a sweet and 
flowing cadence that it comes to the ear like a strain 
from some elfin source.’ He also quotes from Mr. 
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