216 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



SYLVIIDAE. 



R. I. — Accidental A-isitor (several instances). May 23, June 24. 

 Conn. — Rare summer visitor (five instances, nee Waurcgan). 

 April 6-Sept. 1. 



TURDID.AE. 



393. Hylocichla mustelina (Gmelin) Ridgway. 



Wood thrush; Mountain thrush (Vt.); Swamp angel; Swamp 

 thrush; Wood robin. 



Turdus mustelinus Gmel., Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 817. 

 "in Noveboraco." Seebohm and Sharpe, Monogr. of Turdidae, 

 1898, pt. 4, pi. 43. Chapman, Handb; birds east. No. Amer., 

 1895, p. 395, fig. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 1, fig. 2. 



Bushy growth near edges of moist shady woods; nests in bushes 

 or trees. 



Me. — Rare summer resident in southwestern part (to Franklin 

 Co.). Spring-Sept. 6. 



N. H. — Rare summer resident north to White Mt. valleys. 

 May 15-Sept. 



Vt. — Uncommon summer resident at lower elevations (to Mt. 

 Mansfield and Willoughby Lake). May 10-fall. 



Mass. — Common summer resident, mainly at low elevations. 

 (April 26) May 1-Sept. 28 (Oct. 10; Nov. 18, 1897, Wellesley 

 Hills). Eggs, May 25- June 15 (June 26). 



R. I. — Common summer resident. INIay 4-Sept. Eggs, May 

 21-June 6. 



Conn. — Common summer resident. May 1-Oct. Eggs, May 

 27- June 21. 



394. Hylocichla fuscescens (Stephens) Ridgway. 



Wilson's thrush; Cheeury; Nightingale; Swamp robin; Tawny 

 thrush; Veery. 



Turdus fuscescens Steph., Shaw's Gen. zool., 1817, vol. 10, pt. 



