. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. WOOD THRUSH. 755. Eylocichla mustelina. 8 inches. Reddish brown above, brightest on the head; belo\s white heavily spotted with black. These large Thrushes are locally abundant in swamps and moist woodland. They are one of our best songsters, their tones being very rich and flute-like, and, like most of the Thrushes, their songs are most often heard along toward night. Song.—Very clear and flute-like, containing many notes of the scale; often two or more birds answer back and forth from difi"e
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. WOOD THRUSH. 755. Eylocichla mustelina. 8 inches. Reddish brown above, brightest on the head; belo\s white heavily spotted with black. These large Thrushes are locally abundant in swamps and moist woodland. They are one of our best songsters, their tones being very rich and flute-like, and, like most of the Thrushes, their songs are most often heard along toward night. Song.—Very clear and flute-like, containing many notes of the scale; often two or more birds answer back and forth from difi"erent parts of the woods; calls, a sharp 'quit, quit" and a liquid "; Nest.—Either in forks or on horizontal boughs of bushes or trees, usually not more than ten feet from the ground; made of grass, weeds, leaves and some mud; the three or four eggs are bluish green ( x .75). Range.—Eastern U. S., breeding from Virginia and Missouri north to Maine, Ontario and Minnesota; win- ters south of the Uo S. 202. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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