THRUSH. 139 



183— TAWNY THRUSH. 



Turdus rnustelinus, Ind. Orn. i. 331. Gm. Lin.i. 817. Vieil. Am. ii. p. 6. pi. 62. 

 Wood Thrush, Amer. Orn. i. pi. 2. f. 1. Bartr. Trav. p. 288. Shaw's Zool. x. 179. 

 Tawny Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 28. Arct. Zool. ii. No. 198. Shaw's Zool. x. 161. 



LENGTH six inches and a half, or seven inches. Bill dusky, 

 pale at the base beneath ; head, back, and wing coverts tawny, 

 brightest on the head ; cheeks brown, streaked with white ; chin, 

 and as far as the breast, pale buff, marked with roundish black 

 spots ; chin paler, streaked on the sides with the same ; belly and 

 vent white ; sides under the wings spotted as the breast; quills 

 brown, with tawny edges ; tail even at the end, tips of the feathers 

 rather pointed ; legs pale brown. Male and female much alike. 

 Young birds are spotted above as well as beneath. 



Found in North America, from New York to Georgia, from 

 whence it was sent to Mr. Francillon, by Mr. Abbot, but is there a 

 more rare bird : is seen frequently on the tops of trees, chiefly singing 

 morning and evening, but like many other birds, is silent during the 

 time of incubation. Makes the nest between the forks of the greater 

 branches, chiefly on trees, about ten or twelve feet from the ground ; 

 it is composed of small roots, moss, and fine grass; lays four white 

 eggs, marked with blackish and rufous spots towards the greater 

 end.* Is called in some parts the Wood Thrush, or Wood Robin. 



184— WEAZEL THRUSH. 



Turdus rnustelinus, Tawny Thrush, Amer. Orn. v. p. 98. pi. 43. f. 3. 



THIS is ten inches long, and twelve in extent. The whole upper 

 parts uniform, tawny brown ; beneath white; sides of the breast, and 

 under the wings slightly tinged with ash ; chin white ; throat and 



* Vieillot. 

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