In the Woods. 



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This Thrush breeds in the higher elevations of the Catskill and White 

 Mountains, and in Nova" Scotia. It winters in Tropical America. '■ 



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BICKNELL'S THRUSH. 



The nesting economy is like that of the Gray-cheeked Thrush, but the 

 eggs are smaller, greener, and the spotting is finer. 



Wilson's Thrush is a bird pale golden brown on the upper parts includ- 

 ing wings and tail. The under parts are white with a buff suffusion on sides' 

 Wilson's Thrush. ^^ throat and breast, which are marked with wedge shaped; 

 Turdus fuscescens steph. spots a little lighter ifi tom and of the same color as the 

 back. The sides and flank are tinged with grayish. The birds are about 

 seven inches and a quarter long. 



The nest, of dead leaves, strips of bark lined with fine roots and grasses, 

 is placed on or very near the ground. The eggs are very like those of the 

 Wood Thrush in color and are unspotted. They are less than nine tenths of 

 an inch in length and rather ^nore than two thirds of an inch in their smaller 

 diameter. 



The birds are found in the Eastern United States, to the northward as 

 far as Newfoundland and Manitoba. They breed from Northern New 



