. A popular handbook of the birds of the United States and Canada . uttall that the Hermit Thrush is apeculiarly shy and solitary bird, and that its favorite resorts areamid the deep forests, are, I think, somewhat misleading; at leastmy observations in New Brunswick led me to form quite differentopinions. I did find these birds courting retirement and appar-ently destitute of either vanity or curiosity; but they always dis-played a calm self-possession that is inconsistent with were they peculiarly solitary, for though it was unusual to seea number of them in close companionship,
. A popular handbook of the birds of the United States and Canada . uttall that the Hermit Thrush is apeculiarly shy and solitary bird, and that its favorite resorts areamid the deep forests, are, I think, somewhat misleading; at leastmy observations in New Brunswick led me to form quite differentopinions. I did find these birds courting retirement and appar-ently destitute of either vanity or curiosity; but they always dis-played a calm self-possession that is inconsistent with were they peculiarly solitary, for though it was unusual to seea number of them in close companionship, it was not unusual tomeet with half a dozen in as many minutes, or to find as manynests within a small area. Like all woodland birds, they prefer the groves to the open fields,and they enjoy a cool shade in a moist valley; but they buildtheir nests near the settlements, and rarely go into the denser for-ests. This is their habit in New Brunswick, though of course whenfarther north they must resort to the timber districts; there arefew settlements to attract WILSONS THRUSH. TAWNY THRUSH. VEERY. TURDUS FUSCESCENS. Char. Above, light tawny or rufous ; beneath, white, shaded withcreamy buff on breast, and with olive on sides ; breast spotted withtawny. Length 6)4 to y}^ inches. A^esf. On the ground or near it, usually at the base of small tree or intuft of old grass ; of leaves and grass, lined with fine roots. -^SS^- 3~5 » P^^s greenish blue ; X This common Northern species arrives in Pennsylvania andNew England about the beginning of May, and its northernrange extends as far as Labrador. It appears to retire to theSouth early in October, and is more decidedly insectivorousthan any other native species. According to Wilson, many of 208 SINGING BIRDS. these birds winter in the myrtle-swamps of South Carolina. Ihave not, however, seen them in the Southern States at thatseason, and most part of the species pass on probably as far asthe coast of the Mexican Gulf. Th
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