264 PERCHERS AND SINGERS 
stealing a sheep than killing Robins, either for food or 
“sport.” 
Let us protect the great American Robin, and all other perch- 
ing birds, even at the point of the bayonet if it be necessary. 
Tue Woop Turusu! is one-fifth smaller than a robin, 
and is easily recognized anywhere by its beautifully spotted 
. breast. It has about 
fifty dark-brown spots, 
often arranged in rows 
up and down its breast, 
belly and throat, on a 
creamy-white ground- 
color. Other thrushes 
have dark spots on the 
breast, but not down to 
the legs. The head and 
shoulders of this bird 
are of a bright cinna- 
WOOD THRUSH. 
mon color. 
This graceful creature often works overtime to make the 
woods melodious, and it is one of our sweetest singers. It 
is not so bold and confident as the robin, and is much given 
to following the robin’s lead. Its favorite haunt is the sweet 
seclusion of shady woods and thickets, where the half-bare 
earth affords good hunting-grounds, and a fair degree of safety 
from observation. Its nesting habits are very much like those 
of the robin, and its range includes the whole eastern half of 
the United States, to the Great Plains beyond the Mississippi. 
1 Hy-lo-ci'chla mus-tel-i/na. Length, 8 inches. 
