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a breeder on the James River Peninsula, while nowadays 
they are fairly common there. During the southward 
migration our native birds leave us about August 20th, 
while those coming through from further north reach us 
from September 15th to 20th. They are a sociable bird, 
often nesting in close proximity to buildings, and when 
doing so, soon lose their shyness of the woods and become 
very tame. Their food consists of spiders, small cater- 
pillars, and worms, beetles, and numerous wild berries, 
such as the black cap, mulberry, dogwood and black-gum. 
They procure much insect life from the ground, seratch- 
ing and turning over with their bills the dry and wet 
leaves bordering the wet places. They love to bathe in 
the shallow pool or running stream, and at such times, 
when thoroughly soaked, would not lead one to believe they 
could produce such a marvelous song. I think the Wood 
Thrush has the most beautiful song of any of our native 
birds. I found them very abundant in the mountains at 
4,500 feet altitude. 
[756]. Hylocichla fuscescens fuscescens (Stephens). 
Veery. 
[ Wilson’s Thrush]. 
Raynce.—Eastern North America and northern South 
America. Breeds in Lower Canadian and Alleghenian 
zones from northern Michigan, central Ontario, Anticosti 
and Newfoundland south to northern Illinois, northern 
Indiana, northern Ohio, and northern New Jersey, and 
in the Alleghenies to North Carolina and northern Geor- 
gia; migrates through Yucatan and Central America; 
winters in Colombia, British Guiana, and Brazil. 
