220 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



TURDIDAE. 



p. 205. Locality not given; based on Cab., in Tsehndi's Fauna 

 Peruana. Seebolim and Sharpe, Monogr. Turdidae, 1898, ]>t. 4, 

 pi. 46, fig. 2. 



Tardus aonalaschkae paUasii (Cab.). Chapman, Handb. birds 

 east. No. Amer., 1895, p. 400. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 1,'figs. 3, 4. 



Undergrowth of dry woods; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Common migrant and summer resident; may winter 

 rarely. (April 5) April 13-Nov. 26 (Dec. 25, 1904, Cape Elizabeth). 

 Eggs, (May 1) May 17- June 10; July 14- Aug. 10 (2d brood). 



X. H. — Common migrant and summer resident below 3000 ft. 

 (April 5) April 10-Nov. 24. Eggs, -July 8. 



Vt. — Common migrant and summer resident. (April 4) April 

 10-fall. 



Mass. — Common migrant, less common summer resident in 

 western, local in eastern part (Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard); 

 rare winter resident near coast. (April 1) April 8-Nov. 30 (winter). 

 Eggs, June 14. 



R. I. — Common migrant and rare winter resident ; rare local 

 summer resident (Kent Co.). April lO-(summer); Oct.-Nov. 20 

 (Dec. 3, winter). Eggs, June 6. 



Conn. — Common migrant, uncommon local summer resident 

 (Bear Mt., Hartford Co., Norfolk, Salisbury); rare winter resident. 

 (April 3) April 12-May; summer; Oct.-Nov. 20 (winter). 



400. Planesticus migratorius (Linne) Coues. 

 American robin. 



Turdus migratorius Linne, Syst. hat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, p. 292. 

 "in America septentrioxali." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, 

 vol. 3, p. 14, pi. 142. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 1, fig. 1. 



Ubiquitous, but avoiding woods in breeding season; nests in trees, 

 on ledges of buildings, or on the ground. 



Me., N. H., Vt. — Common migrant and summer resident; 

 rare winter resident mainly in southern part. Mar. 3-Nov. ; win- 



