Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 423
as is the catbird (whom we allknow) and the far-famed mocking-bird of theSouth. In fact, he is a very close relative ofboth these birds. The thrashers are long, slimbirds, with very long tails and bills. Their backs, 94-2 XT*TURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS [Aug., wings - ..dii are of a… … THE MOTHER BROWN THRASHER FEEDING HER YOUNG.Photograph by L. W. Brownell. four or five eggs are laid during the latter partof May. They are white or bluish-white, heavilyspeckled with brown. The male bird is a beauti-ful songster, in fact one of the finest we haveamong the feathered creatures. He…
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