WILSON’S THRUSH. 
TAWNY THRUSH. VEERY. 
TURDUS FUSCESCENS. 
Cuar. Above, light tawny or rufous; beneath, white, shaded with 
creamy buff on breast, and with olive on sides; breast spotted with 
tawny. Length 6% to 73¢ inches. 
/Vest. On the ground or near it, usually at the base of small tree or in 
tuft of old grass; of leaves and grass, lined with fine roots. 
£ggs. 3-5; pale greenish blue; 0.85 X 0.65. 
This common Northern species arrives in Pennsylvania and 
New England about the beginning of May, and its northern 
range extends as far as Labrador. It appears to retire to the 
South early in October, and is more decidedly insectivorous 
than any other native species. According to Wilson, many of 
