Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America

The book that made American bird-watching possible in the field: keys, plumages, songs and habits for every species of the East, by the man who ran ornithology at the American Museum.

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Remarks (Veery's distinguishing)

The Veery's distinguishing characters are (1) its uniform cinnamon--brown upper parts; (2) its delicately marked breast; and (3) particularly its almost white sides. The Wood Thrush has the sides heavily spotted, and the other Thrushes have this part more or less strongly washed with grayish or brownish.

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