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CHAPTER XIV.


THE ROCK THRUSH AND THE BABBLERS.

The Thrushes come next after the Flycatchers. The home Thrush is not found here, nor any bird very like it, but its kindred are very numerous and natur

alists call them all Thrushes. They are mostly much bigger birds than Flycatchers, and are more liberal in their diet, many of them being fond of fruit as well as insects of all sorts and snails and worms and "creeping things" generally. Many are musical. Some feed chiefly on the ground, while others keep to the trees. In these matters every caste has its