. Familiar features of the roadside; the flowers, shrubs, birds, and insects. Natural history. 166 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. these begin well below the eye and extend only over the frontlet or chest; beneath, the color is dull whitish bufE-gray. The tawny thrush lays from tliree to five blue- green eggs in a rude nest which she ^«^ .\A. Imilfls in a low bush or on the ground ; rely the nest may be found in a low ree. Mr. Minot says of this bird that it is rare in northern New Eng- land, but its song is a familiar one to me throughout the Pemi- gewasset Valley, JST. H., and even as far
. Familiar features of the roadside; the flowers, shrubs, birds, and insects. Natural history. 166 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. these begin well below the eye and extend only over the frontlet or chest; beneath, the color is dull whitish bufE-gray. The tawny thrush lays from tliree to five blue- green eggs in a rude nest which she ^«^ .\A. Imilfls in a low bush or on the ground ; rely the nest may be found in a low ree. Mr. Minot says of this bird that it is rare in northern New Eng- land, but its song is a familiar one to me throughout the Pemi- gewasset Valley, JST. H., and even as far North as Franconia. The bird is easily identified both by its color and its song. Wilson's Thrush. ^ marked characteristic of this species is a total absence of the darker color which is noticed in the tail, wings, and crest of the other species. Wilson's thrush, in other words, has a pretty nearly " all over " rufous color. One generally hears this bird singing in the gloaming, down in the lower part of the valley, generally near a brook or river. The notes are complex^ somewhat resembling those of a reed or a violin ; they are singularly double-toned and sweet. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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