. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. Brown Thrasher, 3. Brown Thrasher (706. Harporhynchus riifus). — A common, large, long-tailed, brown-backed bird, with the white under parts heavily spotted or streaked with dark-brown, except on the throat and middle of the belly. The wings, tail, and crown have the same rufous color as the back. It is an inhabit- ant of the ground or the lower growths along fences and the borders of the woods. It is a rich, sweet singer of its own notes, but not a mocker of the
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. Brown Thrasher, 3. Brown Thrasher (706. Harporhynchus riifus). — A common, large, long-tailed, brown-backed bird, with the white under parts heavily spotted or streaked with dark-brown, except on the throat and middle of the belly. The wings, tail, and crown have the same rufous color as the back. It is an inhabit- ant of the ground or the lower growths along fences and the borders of the woods. It is a rich, sweet singer of its own notes, but not a mocker of the notes of other birds. When singing it usually perches on a twig in a prominent position as though it wished all to know how melodious a vocalist it is. (Brown Thrush.) Length, llj; wing, 4^ (4-4J) ; tail, 5[; tarsus, If ; culmen, 1. East- ern United States, west to the Rooky Mountains, north to Ontario; breeding throughout and wintering north as far as Virginia. Besides this species and the Curve-bill Thrasher given in the Key, there can be found in Texas Sennett's Thrasher (706. Harpo- rhynchus longirdstris sen- netti), a bird much like the brown thrasher, but with a darker-brown ^'^i^^^^^BS^KK^ Z back, blacker spots on the lower parts, and a longer (1J-1|^) and some- what decurved bill. 4. Carolina Wren (718. Tfirydthorus Iti- dovicicinus). — A ner- vous, scolding wren, distinctly barred,. Carolina Wren rich-brown, with long curved bill, a very distinct whitish line over the eye, and a tail the color of the back. It inhabits undergrowths in wet places, and has the ability to disappear. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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