Turdus mustellnus. - 



1892. Mass . 



July 21. Concord.- In the hemlocks across the brook the Thrush with the Wood 

 "veiled" voice was again striving to make the most of his "one Thrusheis 

 talent". 



In all we heard before reaching the road just nine 7/ood 

 Thrushes. 



July 25. Concord .- I had begun to fear that the Wood Thrushes were going 

 to disappoint me when (at 7.30) the tv;o which, up to this time 

 had beeit apparently merely rehearsing^ burst suddenly into full 

 song. In a moment others took up the strain until five were 

 singing at once. My companion, inexperienced in such matters, 

 insisted that there were at least a dozen, a delusion natural 

 enough "under the circuaTistances for these birds, as is their 

 habit at such times, kept flitting- restlessly from place to 

 place so that in the course of a moment or two their notes :.did 

 actually come from at least a dozen different points. The 

 effect was impressive beyond my powers of description. I have 

 heard nothing to equal it before even in these woods for not 

 only were the singers more numerous this evening than on previous 

 occasions but at the height of the concert they literally had 

 the whole field to themselves not a single note of any other 

 species of bird being heard for the space of ten minutes or more. 



July 20. Concord .- As we neared the crest of the ridge some of the higher 



