Veery

Veery effective - and what a nice looking unit - well done...

3rd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps legatus hedlius 2007

The Veery (_Turdus Wilsonii_) has many habits like those of the

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various

But the ordinary observer seldom attains farther than to comprehend some of the cries of anxiety and fear around him, often so unlike the accustomed carol of the bird, -- as the mew of the Cat-Bird, the lamb-like bleating of the Veery and his impatient _yeoick_, the _chaip_ of the Meadow-Lark, the _towyee_ of the Chewink, the petulant _psit_ and _tsee_ of the

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Various

Various Thrushes, such as the {24} Robin, Veery, and Wood Thrush, deposit from three to five, four being the most usual number.

The Bird Study Book Thomas Gilbert Pearson

Veery seems a familiar and almost domestic thing; yet it is so charming that Audubon must have designed to include it among the Thrushes whose merits he proclaims.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Various

If in any year I fail to hear the song of the Veery, I feel a painful sense of regret, as when I have missed an opportunity to see an absent friend, during a periodical visit.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various

I have observed that people who are strangers to the woods, and to the notes of birds, are always attracted by the song of the Veery.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various

When one is in a thoughtful mood, the songs of the Wood-Thrush and the Veery surpass all others on their delightful influence; and when I am strolling in the solitary pastures, it seems to me that nothing can exceed the simple melody of the Wood-Sparrow.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various

The song of the Veery consists of five distinct strains or bars.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various

-- I am far from being satisfied with the above representation of the song of the Veery, in which there are certain trilling and liquid sounds that hardly admit of notation.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various