. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 1 H ]: ; 'I r I ! J' . i 1 ' M ' I. i i. I r i- â 1 1 â ' 1! t !. r I' BROWN THRASHKR. bkowx thrush. Hari'orhvnchus rufus. Char. Above, brij^ht reddish brown t)r rufous; beneath, white, tinged with rutous or buti"; l)rcast and side sputied witii bruwu ; bill about as long .IS the heail. Length lo'j to u inches. .\>.>A In a tfiicket or low bush, and sometimes on the ground; bulky, and looselv of twigs, roots, and dried grass, sometimes lined with
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 1 H ]: ; 'I r I ! J' . i 1 ' M ' I. i i. I r i- â 1 1 â ' 1! t !. r I' BROWN THRASHKR. bkowx thrush. Hari'orhvnchus rufus. Char. Above, brij^ht reddish brown t)r rufous; beneath, white, tinged with rutous or buti"; l)rcast and side sputied witii bruwu ; bill about as long .IS the heail. Length lo'j to u inches. .\>.>A In a tfiicket or low bush, and sometimes on the ground; bulky, and looselv of twigs, roots, and dried grass, sometimes lined with «e-hair , /£^..s. ,-6 (usually 4); dull wliitc with buff or green tint, marked with minute spots of reddish brown; X This large and well-known songster, inferior to none but the Mo( king Dinl in musical talent, is found in every part of this continent, from Hudson's 1)1}- to the shores of the Mexican Ciulf. breeding in all the intermediate spare, though more abundantly towards the North. It retires to the South earlv in f)ctober, in the States north of the Carolinas. and probably ex- tends its migrations at this season through the warmer regions towards the borders of the tro])ics. From the 15th of .\pril to early in May these birds begin to revisit the Middle and Northern States, keeping pace in some mea.^ure with the progress of vegetation and the comparative I' If. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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