. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE WOOD THRUSH. had been set upon his head, but often comes forward—not too close—with a pit of inquiry and greeting. The Wood Thrush spends considerable time on the ground looking for beetles and worms, but he is read}' at a moment's notice to flutter up on a log or low branch, and stand there surveying you, flirting, or twinkling, the wings occa- sionally to indicate his perfect readiness for further retreat, or else ruffling and shaking his feathers as tho to sh
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE WOOD THRUSH. had been set upon his head, but often comes forward—not too close—with a pit of inquiry and greeting. The Wood Thrush spends considerable time on the ground looking for beetles and worms, but he is read}' at a moment's notice to flutter up on a log or low branch, and stand there surveying you, flirting, or twinkling, the wings occa- sionally to indicate his perfect readiness for further retreat, or else ruffling and shaking his feathers as tho to shake off the memory of the mold. A false step now and he may disappear irrevocably down some forest isle; a quiet glance of admiration serves to reas- sure him, and he may resume his feeding. There is an air of gentleness and good breeding about the bird, which goes a long- way to disarm a wanton enemy, and one stu- diously hostile there could not be. Brighter than the other Thrushes in color, ami marked unmistakably with heavy spots upon breast and sides, the Wood Thrush is further dis- tinguished in a gifted family by its wonder- ful voice. The chanting of the Wood Thrush is one of the choice things in bird music, in the freshness of the undried morning the ''< bird mounts a low limb and takes up a part in the grand anthem of nature, whose com- rms NESt appears near the center of rlementary voices may be lost to any ear less fine than his. The bird listens to the retreating font-steps of the morning stars. and sings, "Far away—far ; Zephyr stirs the unfolding leaves with his boyish alto and our matchless tenor responds. "Come to me—Here in glee —bide a wee," in cadences of surpassing sweetness. Altho the singer's voice is rich and strong, so that be may be heard at times for half a mile, there are at the same time grace notes and finer passages which onl) a near-by listener can catch. The notes. I am told by musical critics, are. of all bi
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