. Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . Birds; Birds. THE SONG-THRUSH. In the shrubberies, the woods, and, in summer, the fields and the hedgerows, in fact, wherever we find the Blackbird, we may pretty well rest assured of finding the Song-thrush too. The haunt of the Song-thrush, par excellence, however, is amongst the bright and glossy foliage of the evergreens. There they delight to hide, although not so shy and retiring as the Blackbird ; there they build their nests in greatest numbers, amongst the pe
. Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . Birds; Birds. THE SONG-THRUSH. In the shrubberies, the woods, and, in summer, the fields and the hedgerows, in fact, wherever we find the Blackbird, we may pretty well rest assured of finding the Song-thrush too. The haunt of the Song-thrush, par excellence, however, is amongst the bright and glossy foliage of the evergreens. There they delight to hide, although not so shy and retiring as the Blackbird ; there they build their nests in greatest numbers, amongst the perennial foliage, and there they draw at nightfall to repose in warmth and safety. Like the Blackbird, the Song-thrush is not a gre- garious species, nor can it be justly called a social one, for it is rarely we see more than a pair together save at feeding time. Then, however, they are drawn together by one common object, and once that object attained they retire to their life of solitude again. You can best observe the actions of the Song-thrush at feeding time. 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 Dixon, Charles, 1858-; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York : Werner Co.
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