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some large thrushes which I have been uanble to identify as I could 

 not shoot them with my cane gun. (Wintle.) Regular migrant at 

 Toronto, Ont. ; rare in spring, not uncommon in fall. (/. H. Flem- 

 ing.) One taken at the mouth of Hannah river, James bay. (Spread- 

 borough.) Not met with until we reached York Factory, where a 

 female and two young just from the nest were taken in a dense 

 willow thicket, July 13th. The young bird may be described as 

 follows : Back and head dark olive-brown, each feather tipped with 

 dusky and with a longitudinal spot of brown ; rump and upper tail 

 coverts, brownish spotted with rusty; lower parts white, slightly 

 tinged on breast and sides with buffy, each feather tipped with a 

 dusky bar, those on breast heavily marked, the marking decreasing 

 in size posteriorly ; throat almost unmarked ; cheeks greyish, spotted 

 with dusky; wings and tail olive-brown, the wing quills lighter on 

 outer edges. I again met "with the species, July 25th at Fort Chur- 

 chill, where I saw several in stunted spruce woods. (E. A. Preble.) 

 Migrant at Carberry, Manitoba; and reported common at Winni- 

 peg by Hine. (E. T. Seton.) One specimen of this species was 

 secured at Indian Head, Sask., on May 23rd, 1892; there may have 

 been many others, but all were believed to be Wilson's thrush, 

 which was common at the time. Taken at Old Wives creek, Sask., 

 May 30th, 1895. {Spreadbo rough.) Abundant migrant and com- 

 mon breeder at Aweme, Man. (Criddle.) Common migrant all 

 over Manitoba ; breeds occasionally about Winnipeg, Portage la 

 Prairie, Birtle and Fort Ellice, Man., and observed breeding in 1906 

 at Ribstone creek and Battle river, Alta. (Atkinson.) Thrushes 

 were numerous in the Maple creek, Sask., timber, June 8th, 1906. 

 Only one specimen of alicice and one of bicknelli were collected, so 

 we cannot tell which is the commoner. (A. C. Bent.) Abundant 

 and apparently nesting from Kahdinouay island, middle of Great 

 Slave lake to the north shore about w. long. 112°, Not seen further 

 north or east. (E. T. Seton.) 



North to Yukon river; only found west of Rocky mountains. 

 (Ross.) This thrush is very abundant in the Anderson river region, 

 not only wherever trees are to be had for nesting purposes, but also 

 in situations where none exist. More than 200 specimens were 

 taken at Fort Anderson and sent to the Smithsonian Institution. 

 The greatest number were built on trees or in the usual manner 

 but some few of them were placed on the ground. One nest was 



