The American thrushes and nightingale-thrushes which are the subject of this article are the small, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genera Catharus and Hylocichla of the thrush family Turdidae.
These are mainly forest birds with large eyes, straight slim bills and fluty voices.
These are the typical New World genera, although representatives of other genera, such as the American Robin, a true thrush, also occur.
The Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) is a medium-sized North Americanthrush.
The Hermit Thrush's song[1] is ethereal and flute-like, constructed from a descending musical phrase repeated at different pitches.
Walt Whitman construes the Hermit Thrush as a symbol of the American voice, poetic and otherwise, in his elegy for Abraham Lincoln, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd,"[2] one of the fundamental texts in the American literary canon.
Genera Catharus Hylocichla The Americanthrushes and nightingale-thrushes which are the subject of this article are the small, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genera Catharus and Hylocichla of the thrush family Turdidae.
The Wood Thrush is the official bird of the District of Columbia.
Although the Wood Thrush is brightest on its head and nape, the Hermit Thrush has the warmest coloring on its tail, and the upperparts of the Veery are uniformly colored.
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