. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated general ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . Fig. 117. — Varied Thrush (Turdus navius), nat. size,nat. del. E. C.) (Ad. 246 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — PASSERES— OSCINES. Fig. 118. — Wood Thrush (T. mustelinus),nat. size. (Ad
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated general ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . Fig. 117. — Varied Thrush (Turdus navius), nat. size,nat. del. E. C.) (Ad. 246 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — PASSERES— OSCINES. Fig. 118. — Wood Thrush (T. mustelinus),nat. size. (Ad. nat. del. E. C.) to Mexico, abundant, migratory; aceidental in Mass., N. J., and Long Island. A beautifuland very distinct species, representing the subgenus Hesperocichla (G-r. ea-irepos, hesperos, , western, and kIx^o, hichla, a thrush). Nest in bushes, of twigs, grasses, mosses,and lichens ; eggs X , light greenish-blue, speckled with dark musteUnus. (Lat. mustelmus, weasel-Uke; i. e., tawny in color; mustela, a 118.) Wood Thktjsh. $ ?, adult: Upper parts, including the surface of the closedwings, tawny-brown, purest and deepest on the head, shading insensibly into olivaceous on therump and tail. Below, pure white, faintly tinged on the breast with buff, and everywhere,except on the throat, middle of belly, and orissum, marked with numerous large, weU-deflned, rounded or subtriangular blackish spots. Inner websand ends of quUls fuscous, with a white or buffyedging toward the base. Gr
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