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darker above. A female from Rich Mountain, 7 miles southwest of 

 Harman, July 7, is likewise intermediate, being paler in color and 

 somewhat larger (wing, 125 mm). A male from Red Creek, Tucker 

 County, July 7 (mng, 133.5 mm) is large and dark. Another male 

 from 5 miles north of Moorefield on the South Branch of the Potomac 

 River, June 5, 1935 (wing, 129 mm) is also typical migratorius. 



From this series it might appear that in the eastern mountainous 

 sections male robins have the typical characters of migratorius, while 

 females tend to be intermediate. 



Birds in first or juvenal plumage were secured on Cheat Mountain, 

 3 miles west of Cheat Bridge, on June 24, and at Red Creek, Tucker 

 County, on July 6. 



In fall specimens assigned to the typical race were taken as follows: 

 3,000 feet elevation above Williams River, October 3 ; 4,860 feet eleva- 

 tion on Spruce Knob, September 22; 3,900 feet on Smoke Camp 

 Mountain, 3 miles east of Thorn wood, September 28; 3,000 feet 

 elevation on Flat Top Mountain, near Flat Top, October 15 and 20; 

 and Orgas, Boone County, October 24. 



TURDUS MIGRATORIUS ACHRUSTERUS (Batchelder) 



Southern Robin 



This race is characterized by smaller size and paler color. A female 

 taken 4 miles east of Huntington on April 24, with a wing measure- 

 ment of 121 mm, is definitely this race and is assumed to be of the 

 breeding form of that area; a male secured at the same place is dark 

 and agrees so well with true migratorius that it is identified as that 

 form, with the assumption that it is a bird in migration to other breed- 

 ing grounds. Birds from Muddlety in Nicholas County, May 11, are 

 definitely achrusterus. A female from Walker, Wirt County, May 22, 

 with a wing measurement of 126 mm, verges in color toward true 

 migratorius, as does a male from White Pine, Calhoun County, May 25, 

 with a wing of 126 mm. Though intermediate these two seem nearer 

 achrusterus. A male taken 7 miles east of Philippi, Barbour County, 

 June 1, with the wing 124 mm, seems to be definitely achrusterus. In 

 fall a female was taken at 3,000 feet on Flat Top Mountain near Flat 

 Top, October 20, evidently a migrant. 



HYLOCICHLA MUSTEUNA (Gmelin) 



Wood Thrush 



A common species observed in woodlands throughout the State. 

 Specimens were collected as follows: 5 miles east of Huntington, 

 April 23; Tyler Creek, April 27; Muddlety, May 11; Persinger, 

 Nicholas County, May 16; Grantsville, May 26; 3,300 feet elevation, 

 Cranberry Glades, June 12; Middle Mountain, 11 to 15 miles north- 

 east of Dublin, July 1, 2, and 3; and Thornwood, September 28. 



