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it resembles the sound produced by striking large pebbles together, quite unlike the whistled whéeu of the Veery. The, Wood Thrush is a. lovable bird, with a voiee suited to his gentle disposition, but when his young are in real or fancied danger his sharp alarm-note gives painful evidence of his fear and anxiety.

The songs of the Wood and llermit 'l‘hrushes are of the same char- aeter. but, while the llermit is the more gifted performer, the Wood Thrush does not suffer by the eonnmrison. llis calm, restful song rings through the woods like a hymn ot' p'aise rising pure and clear from a thankful heart. It is a message of hope and good cheer in the morning. a benediction at the close of day :

The flutelike opening notes are an invitation F to his haunts; a call from Nature to yield our- _ selves to the ennobling influences of the forest. Come to me.

756. Turdus fuscescens Step/L. \\'ii.so.\”s Tuutrsnz Viziakv. Ari. —Upper parts, wings, and tail nearly uniform einnamon-brown, not so bright as in the Wood Thrush; center of the throat white ; sides of the throat and breast with a delicate tinge of cream—butt} spotted with small wedge—shaped spots of nearly UN? same color as the back; belly white; sides white, with only afaz'nt tinge ol'grayish. L., 7'52; W.. 3‘84; T., 2'87; 1%., 6:},

Rentarl‘.v.——'I‘he Veery's distinguishing ellarneters are 11) its uniform ein- namon‘vbrown upper parts: (:5) its deli 'ately marked breast; and (It) particu— larly its almost white sides. The Wood Thrush has the sides heavily spotted, and the other Thrushes have this part more or less strongly washed with grayish or brownish.

flange—Eastern North Amerie: ; breeds from northern Illinois and l‘enn~ sylvania to Manitoba and Newtoundland. and southward film]: the Allegha— nies to North (‘arolimu winters in (‘entral Ameriez.

Washington, eouuuon Ti \'.. .\pl. 2". to May ‘5’; Aug. 90 to Sept. 30. Sing

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Sing. eommon 5. li., .\pl. :59 to Sept. a. Cambridge. very eounnon S. In, May

10 to Sept. 3. Mat, of strips of bark. rootlets. and leaves. wrapped with l 'aves and lined

with rootlets. 0n or near the, ground. [Li/(Ix. three to live, greenish blue, of the saute shade as those of the Wood Thrush. “H x 't‘yFi.

The Veery’s home is in low. wet. 'ather densely undergrown wood- lands. lle is a shyer. more retiring bird than the Wood Thrush; he lives nearer the ”round and is less likely to leave the eover of his haunts. For this reason, even in localities where both are. equally common, the Wood Thrush is more frequently observed.

The Veery's usual eall-note is a clearly whistled zelu‘wn, which can be closely imitated ; his song,r is a weird. ringing monotone of blended alto and soprano tones. Neither notes nor letters 'an tell one of its peculiar quality; it has neither break nor pause, and seems to emanate from no one place. It' you can imagine the syllables tee-r—r-liu re-