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sure that you are listening to the Over 
bird. He often sings at high noon within 
the deeper woods. He is smaller than 
the robin, olive green in color, the 
crown of his head a golden brown and, 
like most of the thrushes, his breast is 
creamy white, spotted with brown. 
The Brown Thrush, or the Thrasher, is 
the pet of the country lad. It is larger 
than a robin, rich, rusty red in color, 
breast creamy white, and spotted with 
black and with long red tail. It nests in 
low bushes and raises but one brood in a 
season. He delights to perch on the 
highest branch of a small tree and utter 
for hours his beautiful strain of melody, 
full of all imaginable variations, but all 
musical. He is one of the finest per- 
formers in our choir. 
The Hermit Thrush visits us in the 
spring and autumn, but does not remain 
with usduringthe summer. He is really 
the leader of the choir, and his deep, 
mellow and flute-like notes are heard 
